Found 20 matches.
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Principles of Effective Juvenile Justice Policy
Tags: Federal | Colorado | District of Columbia | General System Reform | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Youth in the Adult System | Advocacy | Reports | Member Publications | Partner Publications
The NCSL Juvenile Justice Principles Work Group project was developed under an NCSL partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts public safety performance project. The work group project responds to the challenge lawmakers face of constructing juvenile justice systems that are both fiscally responsible and improve outcomes on many important fronts: protecting and enhancing public safety, holding youth accountable, helping youth develop the skills they need to succeed, preserving and strengthening families, and promoting fairness. The issues addressed in these Principles reflect the important role of state legislatures in enacting policies that avoid unnecessary involvement of youth in the justice system and support evidence-based interventions that reduce recidivism and protect public safety. While working group members and other lawmakers recognize that confinement may be necessary for youth who commit the most serious crimes and pose the greatest threat to public safety, a major interest of the group was sustaining and reinforcing the current trends of falling juvenile crime and out-of-home placement rates.
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D.C. OAG Restorative Justice Program Slides
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RE: Defense Department 1033 Program and the militarization of police
Tags: Federal | District of Columbia | Public Opinion and Messaging | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Legislation
Message to U.S. House of Representatives to suspend the 1033 program in a wake of the Trump administration’s revocation of President Obama’s 2015 Executive Order 13688 and its ensuing recommendations, which placed critical limits on federal programs that provide military equipment to law enforcement agencies, until Congress and the public understand—through Congressional hearings—what steps the federal government is taking to provide oversight and accountability of these programs amidst the racial tension in this country.
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RE: Defense Department 1033 Program and the militarization of police
Tags: Federal | District of Columbia | Public Opinion and Messaging | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Legislation
Message to U.S. Senate to suspend the 1033 program in a wake of the Trump administration’s revocation of President Obama’s 2015 Executive Order 13688 and its ensuing recommendations, which placed critical limits on federal programs that provide military equipment to law enforcement agencies, until Congress and the public understand—through Congressional hearings—what steps the federal government is taking to provide oversight and accountability of these programs amidst the racial tension in this country.
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Prioitizing a Public Health Over a Punitive Approach: Responding to a Spike in Violent Crime in the District of Columbia, JPI
Tags: District of Columbia | Prevention | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
Examines the response of District of Columbia officials to a rise in crime -- while endorsing a public health approach, they have not fully funded violence prevention efforts. (2016)
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Youth Arrest and Court Involvement Trends in the District of Columbia 1998-2014
Tags: District of Columbia | General System Reform | Evidence-Based Practices | Reports | Research | Member Publications
This report summarizes recent data on youth arrests and court involvement in the District of Columbia. It reports key findings and makes policy recommendations, including employing a public-health approach to youth crime in the District, and encouraging more thorough data collection.
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Youth Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act of 2014 (Washington, D.C.)
Tags: District of Columbia | Youth in the Adult System | Legislation
The Youth Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act of 2014, introduced by Councilmembers Jim Graham and Tommy Wells, to improve adultification policies in the district.
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Capital City Correction: Reforming DC's Use of Adult Incarceration Against Youth
Tags: District of Columbia | Youth in the Adult System | Member Publications | Partner Publications
This publication, a collaboration between DC Lawyers for Youth and the Campaign for Youth Justice, details Washington D.C.'s use of adult incarceration on young people and outlines arguments against the practice.
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DC, Reforming Youth Diversion in the District of Columbia, 2014
Tags: District of Columbia | Deinstitutionalization | Detention | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Reports
This report focuses on how DC can prevent unnecessary youth involvement in the juvenile justice system and explains what stakeholders would be involved in this process.
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DC, Fiscal Year 2014 Support Act of 2013, B20-0199, 2013
Tags: District of Columbia | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Crime Data and Statistics | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Legislation
Outlines the fiscal year 2014 DC budget including a section on a working group dedicated to alternatives to juvenile arrests and secured detention.
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D.C. Working Group Aims to Reduce Arrests and Detention, B20-0199/A20-0157
Tags: District of Columbia | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Detention | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
The Washington, D.C. City Council passed a law to establish the “Alternatives to Juvenile Arrest and Secured Detention Working Group.” The city-wide working group is charged with studying all youth arrests starting with 2011, including data on the number and type of school-based arrests. The legislation mandates that the working group include representatives from community-based non-profit organizations, as well as educational institutions that represent court-involved youth or conduct research on local juvenile justice issues. The group is required to submit a report to the Mayor that “develops and proposes a differential response policy, program, and budget for juvenile arrests with the goal of diverting more youth from arrest, prosecution, overnight detention, or pre-trial detention.” After the formation of the working group was delayed, a privately convened group of advocates addressed the issues raised in the legislation and submitted a report to the City Council that calls for a comprehensive diversion pilot program in the city and a centralized mayoral strategy to reduce formal youth system involvement. B20-0199/A20-0157, passed September 6, 2013; effective December 24, 2013.
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District Discipline: Overuse of School Suspension and Expulsion in the District of Columbia
Tags: District of Columbia | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Member Publications
This report, issued by NJJN Member organization D.C. Lawyers for Youth and their Every Student Every Day Coalition, analyzes data concerning suspensions and expulsions in D.C. public schools. The report finds that most suspensions targeted behavior that involved no weapons, no drugs, and no injury to other students, and that suspensions and expulsions were most common among students with special education needs and students living in wards with higher rates of child poverty.
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The Facts About Dangers of Added Police in Schools
Tags: Federal | District of Columbia | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Reports
A fact sheet from The Sentencing Project summarizing research on the effects of increased police presence in schools.
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Working for a Better Future: How Expanding Employment Opportunities for D.C's Youth Creates Public Safety Benefits for All Residents
Tags: District of Columbia | General System Reform | Partner Publications
The Justice Policy Institute's report finds that youth employment is correlated to fewer referrals to the juvenile court.
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The Education of D.C.: How Washington D.C.'s investments in education can help increase public safety
Tags: District of Columbia | Prevention | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Partner Publications
Justice Policy Institute's Paul Ashton emphasizes the well-known importance of education and points to the correlation between education and public safety. He goes on to explain how more focus on the education of youth in Washington D.C. could mean more annual savings on crime-related expenses.
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Notorious to Notable: The Crucial Role of the Philanthropic Community in Transforming the Juvenile Justice System in Washington, D.C.
Tags: District of Columbia | General System Reform | Reports | Partner Publications
The report documents how multiple foundations worked together and with advocates to transform the D.C. juvenile justice system from one of the worst in the nation to a national model. Contains lessons learned; key strategies employed by funders included engaging other foundations, advocacy, strategic investments in programs, capacity building, and technical assistance.
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Bringing Youth Home: A National Movement to Increase Public Safety, Rehabilitate Youth and Save Money, National Juvenile Justice Network
Tags: Alabama | California | District of Columbia | Florida | Kansas | New York | Ohio | Texas | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Crime Data and Statistics | Deinstitutionalization | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Reports | NJJN Publications
Report highlighting positive news stemming from and of interest to budget conscious and public safety-minded states. The publication includes examples of states that reduced their juvenile facility populations and are now not only reaping the rewards of newfound funds that can be directed into more effective community-based services for youth, but are also seeing a better return on their investment in terms of juvenile rehabilitation and public safety.
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D.C. Poll on Juvenile Justice, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner
Tags: District of Columbia | Public Opinion and Messaging | Youth in the Adult System | Reports | Research
D.C. poll found that 77 percent of those polled believe youth who are arrested and awaiting trial should be placed in a juvenile facility, not in the D.C. jail, an adult facility. The poll also found that the public overwhelmingly believes that youth should be rehabilitated and not merely incarcerated.
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District of Columbia's Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services Among Top 50 Innovations in Government, Harvard's Kennedy School Ash Institute Press Release
Tags: District of Columbia | Institutional Conditions | Reports
Descriptions of the Top 50 Innovations in Government submissions.
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D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Policy on Handling Interactions with Transgender Individuals, GO-PCA-501.02
Tags: District of Columbia | LGBTQ Youth | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
An order from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department calling for respect and awareness of gender identification and expression.