In October, CJJR Deputy Director for Multi-System Operations Macon Stewart presented at the Maryland Judiciary’s 20th Annual Child Abuse, Neglect and Delinquency Options (C.A.N.D.O.) Conference. Macon and her fellow panel of presenters, including Judge Cynthia Callahan (Montgomery Co. MD), Magistrate Hileman-Adams (Prince George’s Co. MD), Walter Jackson (DSS, Prince George’s Co. MD), and Kwabena Tuffour […]

CJJR recently held its final two Certificate Programs of 2018. This wrapped up a very productive year, with a total of 248 child-serving leaders across 19 states now in the process of developing and implementing local Capstone Project reform efforts in their local jurisdictions. In October, CJJR hosted the Supporting the Well-Being of LGBTQ Youth […]

In November, CJJR Deputy Director for Juvenile Justice System Improvement and Communications Michael Umpierre addressed the Virginia State Board of Juvenile Justice on the use of restraint chairs in juvenile detention and correctional facilities. Invited to speak to the Board regarding the state of the practice in the field, Michael provided an overview of the […]

Last month, CJJR was delighted to host two statewide events in Texas and Arizona commemorating the Crossover Youth Practice Model efforts taking place in each respective jurisdiction. With support from the Houston Endowment, CJJR and the Harris County Youth Collective met for the first bi-annual Crossover Youth Practice Model Texas All Sites Convening. The participating […]

With support from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Center for Coordinated Assistance to States (CCAS) has awarded grants to four jurisdictions, providing them with the opportunity to participate in the seventh cohort of the Multi-System Collaboration Training and Technical Assistance (MSC-TTA) program. Each selected jurisdiction has exhibited a distinct level of […]

In October, CJJR’s Michael Umpierre delivered the keynote presentation at the Center on Media, Crime and Justice at John Jay College’s conference entitled, “Unfinished Business: Juveniles & Justice.” Michael’s speech focused on juvenile justice reforms in the last two decades, including the forces that made the reforms possible. Held during Youth Juvenile Action Month, the […]

In September, CJJR held the School-Justice Partnerships and Diversion Pathways Certificate Program in partnership with American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ). The nine state and local teams came from the following jurisdictions:

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 […]