Last month, Casey Family Programs hosted a press conference to discuss the Family First Prevention Services Act, passed in February of this year. Supplementing the previous restriction of federal funds solely to support foster care post-child welfare involvement, Family First focuses money on kinship care support and prevention services, such as substance use treatment and […]
Read more >>Leading Prosecutors Gather at Georgetown to Focus on Rethinking Juvenile Justice
Last week, CJJR and Fair and Just Prosecution held a convening at Georgetown University with more than 50 elected prosecutors and leading juvenile justice practitioners to discuss best practices and reforms aimed at improving how juvenile justice systems address the unique needs and challenges of children, youth and families. Prosecutors from around the nation heard […]
Read more >>CJJR Holds 6th Annual Youth in Custody Certificate Program
Last week, CJJR held its sixth annual Youth in Custody Certificate Program in partnership with the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators. The seven teams came from the following states and jurisdictions: Delaware District of Columbia Illinois Monroe County, New York Nevada St. Lawrence County, New York Wisconsin The program began with a welcome luncheon at […]
Read more >>CJJR Expands CYPM to Eight New Jurisdictions in Maryland
CJJR will continue to work with Maryland’s Department of Human Services (DHS) and Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) to support the expansion of the Crossover Youth Practice Model throughout the state. Having previously implemented the CYPM in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, DHS and DJS will take a three-phase approach to spreading the model to […]
Read more >>At Janet Reno Forum, Leaders Discuss Innovative Juvenile Justice Strategies
On May 21st, approximately 200 policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators, judicial officials, community members, foundation representatives and advocates traveled to Georgetown University from across the country to attend the 2018 Janet Reno Forum and participate in a discussion about the future of the juvenile justice system. During the convening, national experts, system leaders and funders took part in panel discussions around the six key strategies for reform outlined in the newly released publication Transforming Juvenile Justice Systems to Improve Public Safety and Youth Outcomes and shared informati…
Read more >>“Juvenile Justice Systems Need to Transform to Have Lasting Impact on Youth Outcomes” By Shay Bilchik and Josh Weber | JJIE
For juvenile court judges, correctional facility administrators and community supervision agency leaders throughout the country, the progress juvenile justice systems have made in recent years is clear. Nationwide, juvenile arrest rates are at historic lows, and incarceration rates have plummeted by more than half. Despite these tremendous strides, data and experience indicates that juvenile justice […]
Read more >>“To Cut Recidivism, Focus on Public Safety, Not Technical Violations, Report Says ” By Matt Smith | JJIE
Want to keep youth out of the juvenile justice system? Maybe the best way is not to lock them up in the first place. A new report that examines innovative efforts to reduce recidivism across the country recommends that authorities focus more effort on youth whose behaviors pose a threat to public safety — and […]
Read more >>“Taking Care of Our Children Is One Thing We Can Agree On” By Maggy Hurchalla | TC Palm
I was in Washington D.C. last week walking paths along the Potomac River where I walked and paddled with my sister almost 20 years ago. I communed with family ghosts and admired the awesome power of Great Falls in flood. My big sister, Janet Reno, and I learned to whitewater kayak on the littler falls […]
Read more >>Improving Outcomes for Crossover Youth: Douglas County, Nebraska’s CYPM Efforts Featured in Webinar Series
On April 26, 2018, CJJR presented the second webinar in a two-part series highlighting the impact of the Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM) efforts in Douglas County, Nebraska. The series features the results of an evaluation conducted by the Nebraska Center for Justice Research at the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO). The study found multiple benefits […]
Read more >>CJJR Holds Evidence-Based Decision-Making Certificate Program in Oregon
Last month in Salem, Oregon, CJJR and Vanderbilt University’s Peabody Research Institute convened a group of cross-system leaders from Multnomah, Jackson, Marion, Clackamas and Washington counties, the 17 county Central and Eastern Juvenile Justice Consortium (CEOJJC), and the state level Oregon Youth Authority. Fifty-seven participants came together for a weeklong training on evidence-based decision-making (EBDM) […]
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