Resources

shutterstock_192163457 CJJR is an active contributor to groundbreaking research and public policy relating to juvenile justice in community sectors. The Center sponsors publications and webinars that have integrated its perspective of working across systems of care into research on valuable juvenile justice issues. The Resources area of the website houses a selection of these pertinent documents and recordings.

Reducing Racial & Ethnic Disparities
November 18-22, 2019

This program is designed to support local jurisdictions in their efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in their juvenile justice systems. It seeks to reduce over-representation of youth of color in the juvenile justice system, disparate treatment of youth of ...Read more

Transforming Juvenile Probation
November 4-8, 2019

A key reason that jurisdictions struggle to improve outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system is that the most common disposition—probation—remains largely unexamined and unchanged. Probation is often the default disposition for many youth whose needs could have otherwise been met through diversion or other non-probation responses. Once on probation, youth frequently face a litany of rules and orders disconnected from the offense and the goal of recidivism reduction...Read more