The Honorable Cindy Lederman, Circuit Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Children’s Division, recently wrote an opinion piece in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange about the need for integrating research and evaluation into juvenile court policies and practice. In the piece titled, “Judges Need to Ask: How Do We Know These Programs […]
Read more >>“New Harris County Collective to Benefit Kids in CPS And Juvenile Justice Systems” By Elizabeth Trovall | Houston Public Media
On Monday, the newly-formed Harris County Youth Collective officially rolled out its plans to help kids who are in both the child protective and juvenile justice systems. Dieter Cantu is project manager for the new collaborative. He knows from personal experience how kids in protective custody with a criminal background face a number of barriers […]
Read more >>Training Institute Explores the Behavioral Health Needs of Crossover Youth
CJJR in partnership with leadership from Allegheny Co., PA; Lucas Co., OH; Prince George’s Co., MD and University of Maryland School of Social Work conducted a training session at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Training Institute held in Washington DC on July 25-28, 2018. The session was entitled Addressing the Behavioral Health and Other Needs […]
Read more >>CJJR Releases Knowledge Lab Survey
Earlier this year, CJJR established our Knowledge Lab, housed within the Center to serve as the nexus of CJJR’s research interests and projects. The Knowledge Lab will produce new resources designed to strengthen the connection between research, policy, and practice in the youth-serving field. We have created a brief survey to assess the field’s needs […]
Read more >>Crossover Youth Practice Model Highlighted at NCJFCJ 81st Annual Conference
CJJR in partnership with personnel from San Luis Valley, CO; Larimer County, CO; and the Colorado Office of Children, Youth, and Families conducted a workshop entitled Addressing the Needs of Crossover Youth in Colorado: Improving Collaboration to Enhance Youth Outcomes. The workshop explored the national research related to crossover youth (including data collected from Georgetown […]
Read more >>“Why Are We Sentencing Juveniles to Die in Prison?…” by Karl Racine, Miriam Aroni Krinsky, and Shay Bilchik | USA Today
Sometimes the Supreme Court gets it wrong. In the case of Bobby Bostic, the mistake will likely cost him his life in prison. The court refused to hear the appeal of Bostic, a Missouri man who committed a series of robberies and participated in a kidnapping when he was 16 years old. Bostic, has been in jail for 21 […]
Read more >>Casey Family Programs Elevates the Voices of Youth and Families in Response to the Family First Prevention Services Act
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 […]
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