Found 42 matches.
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Transportation Equity Caucus/Policing Project at NYU sign on letter
Tags: New York | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
Transportation Equity Caucus/Policing Project at NYU sign on letter asking for a meeting with policymakers from DOT and DOJ to discuss concerns about agency programs that are encouraging pretextual traffic stops leading to significant racial inequities in stops and arrests as well as use of force.
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LGBTQI Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings: Closing the Gap between Recommended Practice and Reality
Tags: Federal | New York | Collateral Consequences | Crime Data and Statistics | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | LGBTQ Youth | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Prevention | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Evidence-Based Practices | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Court Decisions and Related Documents | Legislation | Presentations | Reports | Research | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
This presentation from NJJN Forum 2018 was developed by Currey Cook, Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project Director at Lambda Legal, and provides information on how LGBTQ youth are disproportionately represented in the justice system and legal protections granted to members of the LGBTQ community.
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Raise the Age NY Fact Sheet
Tags: New York | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Youth in the Adult System | Member Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
Bill summary on “Raise the Age” legislation passed in New York on April 10, 2017. Listed are key components within the legislation.
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The governor has used his executive powers to help some New Yorkers who committed crimes in their youth
Tags: New York | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Family and Youth Involvement | General System Reform | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Youth in the Adult System | Advocacy | Media | Reports
Efforts in Justice Reform: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pardoned more than 100 New Yorkers who turned their lives around after criminal convictions at that young age.
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Support Not Punish: Participatory Action Research Report
Tags: New York | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Family and Youth Involvement | General System Reform | Reports | Research
A team of Bronx youth who are actively engaged with community-led efforts to keep youth free from incarceration have just released the results of their 18-month inquiry into what their peers experience in the juvenile justice system. The team of researchers are Bronx youth, under the age of 24, who have either experienced the juvenile justice system personally, or have family members and close friends who have been locked up. The young people used a form of inquiry called Participatory Action Research (PAR), which mobilizes individuals who are directly impacted by a problem to study the issue, and to generate solutions using collective inquiry with their peers.
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FINAL REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON YOUTH, PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE: Recommendations for Juvenile Justice Reform in New York State
Tags: New York | Brain and Adolescent Development | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | General System Reform | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
Why “raise the age” now? Numerous developments have converged in recent years to forge a growing consensus for this and related reforms to New York State’s juvenile justice system. In brief, at least seven key developments have brought us to this point where reform is both necessary and possible. Each of these developments is explored in greater detail in this report.
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Locked In: Interactions with the Criminal Justice and Child Welfare Systems for LGBTQ Youth, YMSM, and YWSW Who Engage in Survival Sex
Tags: New York | LGBTQ Youth
In 2011, researchers from the Urban Institute launched a three-year study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) youth; young men who have sex with men (YMSM); and young women who have sex with women (YWSW) engaged in survival sex in New York City.
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Social Impact Bonds: Tip Sheet
Tags: Massachusetts | New York | Utah | National | Fiscal Issues and Funding | NJJN Publications
What are social impact bonds? Where did they come from? This tip sheet from NJJN's Fiscal Policy Center has the answers, plus: benefits, pitfalls, and real-life examples.
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USA Today: N.Y., N.C. consider changes to juvenile justice laws
Tags: North Carolina | New York | Youth in the Adult System | Media
USA Today article discussing New York and North Carolina's struggle to raise the age of adult court jurisdiction from 16.
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Line Drawing: Raising the Minimum Age of Criminal Court Jurisdiction in New York
Tags: New York | General System Reform | Reports
This report from CUNY's John Jay Research Center examines the reasons for changing the age of criminal jurisdiction and reviews the implications of such a change.
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Staff Responses to Organizational Change
Tags: New York | National | Deinstitutionalization | General System Reform | Reports
This report details the effects of juvenile justice facility reform and deinstitutionalization on the ground, drawing from research about facilities in New York. This report seeks to educate policymakers and advocates about the effects of reforms on young people and staff. It examines why some staff members and their unions so strongly resist deinstitutionalization, and what the impact of reform practices and policies are on the individuals who live and work in the facilities.
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The Comeback and Coming-from-Behind States: An Update on Youth Incarceration in the United States
Tags: California | Connecticut | Illinois | Missouri | Mississippi | Nebraska | New York | Ohio | South Dakota | Texas | Washington | Wisconsin | Wyoming | National | Deinstitutionalization | NJJN Publications
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Local Correctional Facilities Encouraged to Seek Parental Consent for Medical Treatment for Youth
Tags: New York | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
New York passed an amendment to encourage local correctional facilities to inquire whether parents or guardians of youth under the age of eighteen committed to their facility will grant their child the capacity to consent to routine medical, dental, and mental health services and treatment. Previously, correctional facilities were authorized to administer such services to such youth without parental consent and they are still authorized to do so where no medical consent is obtained prior to commitment. However, the youth’s parent or guardian may bring legal proceedings objecting to such treatment if the youth is not yet eighteen years old. A. 5008/Act No. 437, signed into law and effective October 23, 2013.
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The Comeback States: Reducing Juvenile Incarceration in the United States - NJJN, TPPF
Tags: California | Connecticut | Illinois | Mississippi | New York | Ohio | Texas | Washington | Wisconsin | National | Deinstitutionalization | NJJN Publications
Nine "comeback states" are featured for their dramatic reversal of youth incarceration rates in the past decade and for adopting policies that will promote further reductions.
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When the Cure Makes You Ill: Seven Core Principles to Change the Course of Youth Justice
Tags: New York | General System Reform | Reports
Gabrielle Prisco outlines seven principles to transform the juvenile justice system.
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New York Approves Close to Home Initiative
Tags: New York | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Deinstitutionalization | Legislation
New York State lawmakers approved a package of major juvenile justice reforms called the “Juvenile Justice Services Close to Home” initiative for inclusion in Governor Cuomo’s 2012 budget. Close to Home aims to place most New York City youth who are adjudicated delinquent in residential facilities near their home communities, reserving secure state confinement facilities for youth who have committed the most serious offenses. Under the law, New York City is to develop a comprehensive system that ensures the least restrictive and most appropriate level of care for all youth. The initiative’s stated goals are to: create a continuum of diversion, supervision, treatment, and confinement; minimize the dislocation of youth from their families and community supports; promote family and community involvement; ensure system accountability; be data-driven and based on “evidence-informed” practices; and provide effective reintegration services, especially with regard to education and treatment services. A. 9057/Act No. 57, signed into law March 30, 2012; effective September 1, 2012.
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LGBTQ Youth Policies, New York City, July 2011
Tags: New York | Detention | Institutional Conditions | LGBTQ Youth | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
The policies—which draw from guidelines issued by New York’s Office of Children and Family Services in 2008—cover LGBTQ identities and language, disclosure, confidentiality, cultural competency training, medical/mental health, bedroom/bathroom arrangements, personal grooming, search issues, and transition/reentry planning.
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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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OCFS Fact Sheet: Rightsizing Juvenile Justice, New York State Office of Children and Family Services, June 2011
Tags: New York | Deinstitutionalization | Legislation
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has downsized or closed a total of 31 facilities since 2007, with four facilities closed and four facilities downsized in August 2011 alone. Over the past ten years, the number of youth referred for facility placement with OCFS declined from 2,313 in 2000-2001 to a population of 627 youth in January 2011, a 73 percent decrease. State officials report that facility closures and downsizing have saved New York State $58 million.
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New York Funds Detention Alternatives and Requires Use of Pre-Trial Risk Assessment Instrument Through SFY 11-12 Budget
Tags: New York | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Risk Assessment and Screening | Legislation
Through the 2011-12 adopted state budget, New York lawmakers agreed to allow local jurisdictions the option to use state detention funds for detention alternatives, such as community-based supervision and treatment programs. In the past, the state has not reimbursed for such programs, although it reimbursed counties for detention use; now the state will reimburse the community-based supervision programs at a higher rate than for detention. The budget also requires all local jurisdictions to begin using a pre-trial detention risk assessment instrument to make better decisions about whom to detain pre-trial, and to report to the state on who is being detained.
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Office of Children and Family Services and U.S. Department of Justice Settlement on Facility Conditions, U.S. v. New York, July 14, 2010
Tags: New York | Institutional Conditions | Court Decisions and Related Documents
A settlement agreement between the New York Office of Children and Family Services and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) applies to conditions at four New York facilities. The settlement agreement includes provisions on use of restraints, use of force, reporting and investigating of incidents, use of psychotropic medications, treatment planning, substance abuse treatment, transition planning, quality assurance, and monitoring.
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New York City Council Passes Incident Reporting Law, Introduction 153-A
Tags: New York | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
The New York City Council mandated that the New York City Division of Youth and Family Justice (DYFJ) collect and make public data on injuries to youth in non-secure and secure detention, demographic data of youth in detention, and child abuse reports for youth in detention.
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New York City Council Passes Incident Reporting Law, Introduction 37-A
Tags: New York | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
The New York City Council mandated that the New York City Division of Youth and Family Justice (DYFJ) collect and make public data on injuries to youth in non-secure and secure detention, demographic data of youth in detention, and child abuse reports for youth in detention.
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Manhattan Judge Finds Shackling of Juveniles Illegal, John F. v. Gladys Carrion, January 25, 2010
Tags: New York | Institutional Conditions | Shackling | Legislation
A ruling from the New York State Supreme Court repealed the state’s Office of Children and Family Services’ shackling policy that had been in place since 1996. According to the decision, the current policy requiring shackling of any child in custody being transported between state facilities or from a facility to anywhere else violates the state’s law on shackling youth, which allows shackling of only dangerous youth as a last resort, and only for up to half an hour.
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Charting a New Course: A Blueprint for Transforming Juvenile Justice in New York State, Jeremy Travis,
Tags: New York | General System Reform | Institutional Conditions | Reports
A Report of Governor David Paterson's Task Force on Transforming Juvenile Justice. Report finds New York State's system of juvenile prisons to be seriously flawed. The governor-appointed task force found the facilities to have dangerous and abusive conditions as well as inadequate programming and education.
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Report on Investigation of the Lansing Residential Center, Louis Gossett, Jr. Residential Center, Tryon Residential Center, and Tryon Girls Center, United States Department of Justice
Tags: New York | Institutional Conditions | Reports
Department of Justice exposes abuse in four youth prison facilities in New York.
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Safety with Dignity: Alternatives to the Over-Policing of Schools, New York Civil Liberties Union
Tags: New York | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Reports
Report documenting the successes of six New York City public high schools in maintaining safe, nurturing educational environments without using metal detectors, aggressive policing and harsh disciplinary policies.
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New York City Requires Department of Corrections to Collect Data on Adolescents in City Jails, Introduction 0937-2009
Tags: New York | Detention | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
In response to the fatal beating of a youth on Rikers Island, the New York City Council passed a bill that requires the Department of Corrections to collect data on adolescents in city jails. Rikers Island houses nearly 900 youth between 16 and 18 years old. The security-related data being gathered includes, among other indicators, the number of stabbings/slashings and fights resulting in serious injury, number of attempted suicides, and incidents of sexual assault.
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Making Court the Last Resort: A New Focus for Supporting Families in Crisis, Sara Mogulescu and Gaspar Caro, Vera Institute of Justice
Tags: Connecticut | Florida | New York | Status Offenses | Reports
Highlights a new paradigm for status offender services in which at-risk youth and their families are referred to social service programs in their communities, and the juvenile justice system is used only as a last resort. The report offers case studies of successful reforms in Florida, New York, and Connecticut.
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New York Creates Safe Harbor for Exploited Children, New York, S. 3175
Tags: New York | Girls | Legislation
The Safe Harbor Act treats girls under 15 as victims, rather than criminals, the first time they are arrested for prostitution.
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Help Closer to Home, New York Times Editorial
Tags: New York | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Deinstitutionalization | Media
Newspaper article discussing the need to close unneeded juvenile centers in New York and instead invest the money in community-based programs.
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New York Office of Children and Family Services Policy and Guidelines to Better Serve LGBTQ Youth
Tags: New York | LGBTQ Youth | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
Policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Letter to New York State Assembly re: Facility Closures, New York Juvenile Justice Coalition
Tags: New York | Deinstitutionalization | Reports
Letter urging the State Assembly to close, merge and downsize juvenile facilities. The letter's reasoning includes a minimal impact on jobs, enhancement of public safety, benefits of keeping youth closer to their families, more equitable treatment of African American and Latino youth, and cost savings.
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State Agrees to Close Four Juvenile Facilities: A Partial Yet Significant Victory for New York's Youth, Mishi Faruqee, Children's Defense Fund-New York
Tags: New York | Deinstitutionalization | Reports
Article reviewing facility closures in New York, including information on cost savings and advocacy efforts on behalf of the closures.
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Back to School: Educational Guide for Youth Coming Back from Detention or Custodial Placements, New York Juvenile Justice Coalition
Tags: New York | Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
Hands-on brochure containing guidelines and suggestions for youth returning to New York City Public Schools from detention or custody.
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New York City Anti-Discrimination Policy for LGBTQ Youth, New York City Department of Juvenile Justice
Tags: New York | LGBTQ Youth | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
Department of Juvenile Justice anti-discrimination policy for LGBTQ youth in the system.
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Teleconference on Three Paths to Reform, Jody Marksamer, Tamara Lange, and Mishi Faruqee
Tags: Hawaii | New York | LGBTQ Youth | Reports
Jody Marksamer from the National Center on Lesbian Rights, Tamara Lange from the ACLU, and Mishi Faruqee from the Juvenile Justice Project of New York, talk about best practice standards for the care LGBT youth in institutions, successful recent litigation in Hawaii, and model legislation in New York, respectively.
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New York Combats Discrimination and Harassment of Youth, New York, A. 6502
Tags: New York | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Institutional Conditions | LGBTQ Youth | Legislation
Prohibits discrimination and harassment against youth by employees in a facility; directs the Office of Child and Family Services to create policies and guidelines to be used in facility training curricula to create an environment free from harassment and discrimination; outlines the responsibilities of the Commissioner to develop model anti-discrimination policies and to create a procedure for reporting incidents of discrimination and harassment; and, provides for the protection of people who report discrimination or harassment.
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Know Your Rights: Understanding Juvenile and Criminal Records and Their Impact on Employment in New York State, Legal Action Center and National HIRE Network
Tags: New York | Collateral Consequences | Reports
Guidelines detailing how recently released youth can successfully enter and remain in the workforce in the state of New York.
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Stop the Revolving Door: Giving Communities and Youth the Tools to Overcome Recidivism, Recommendations on Juvenile Reentry in New York City, Youth Justice Board
Tags: New York | Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
Report detailing the principles that should guide reentry efforts in New York City (early planning, individual treatment, and coordination) and ideas to help prevent recidivism among reentry youth (motivation to succeed, getting in school and staying in school, stronger relationships between family and youth, and improvements in the reentry process).
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Rethinking Juvenile Detention in New York City, Juvenile Justice Project of the Correctional Association of New York
Tags: New York | Detention | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Reports
Report challenging plans to increase juvenile detention beds in New York City based on high numbers of detained low-level offenders; racial, ethnic and economic disparities of detained youth; unnecessarily high lengths of stay; and high cost. The report includes recommendations for reform.
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Justice For All?, Urban Justice Center
Tags: New York | LGBTQ Youth | Reports
Report chronicling the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) youth in the New York juvenile justice system. Report combines existing social science research and personal interviews with juvenile justice professionals and LGBT youth and reveals that the system is plagued by discrimination and bias against LGBT youth.