Found 72 matches.
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Understanding Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE) Data for Stanislaus County, CA
Tags: California | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | General System Reform | Girls | LGBTQ Youth | Advocacy | Reports | Research | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
This study by Dr. Angela Irvine at Ceres Policy Research examines the need to continue to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system, while also considering the way that race intersects with sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE) among system-involved youth. This report also highlights the efforts of Stanislaus County, CA to achieve both of these goals.
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Be Her Resource: A Toolkits About School Resource Officers and Girls of Color
Tags: Girls | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Reports | Research | Fact Sheets and Briefs
Over the past several decades, police officers have become a familiar and growing presence in our nation’s schools. Initially deployed in response to school shootings, these officers — known as school resource officers (SROs) — have, over time, become increasingly involved in students’ everyday lives. While the presence of law enforcement on campus signals a prioritization of student safety, it has also produced undesired consequences associated with the surveillance and criminalization of youth. Most significantly, it has been shown to result in an increase in arrests and other forms of student contact with the juvenile justice system — particularly for students of color.
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California Alliance for Youth and Community Justice---Three Years of Legislative Victories: 2014 - 2016
Tags: California | Collateral Consequences | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Confidentiality | Crime Data and Statistics | Detention | General System Reform | Girls | Institutional Conditions | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Member Publications
Capsule summary of youth justice reform legislation NJJN member CAYCJ worked to pass 2014-2016.
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Think Outside the Walls: LGBTQ Youth
Tags: Connecticut | Girls | LGBTQ Youth | Member Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
Issue brief from Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance focusing on LGBTQ youth in the juvenile justice system and girls with distinct mental health needs floundering in a juvenile justice system that is designed for boys.
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NJJN - Addressing the Intersection of Gender and Racial Disparities: a Snapshot from the Juvenile Justice Resource Hub
Tags: National | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Girls | Risk Assessment and Screening | Status Offenses | NJJN Publications
Girls of color suffer the effects of gender and racial bias in the youth justice system. This snapshot from the National Juvenile Justice Network contains recommendations for addressing this.
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Fight for Our Girls: Status Offenses
Tags: National | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Girls | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Status Offenses | Reports | Research
This resource from the Center for the Study of Social Policy unpacks the history of girls of color's interaction with the justice system through the disproportionate application of status offense statues.
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YTFG Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform - 2016
Tags: National | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Deinstitutionalization | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Family and Youth Involvement | General System Reform | Girls | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Youth in the Adult System | Partner Publications
The Youth Justice Work Group (YJWG) of the Youth Transition Funders Group (YTFG) envisions a youth justice system that fosters the healthy development and well-being of all children and youth by building upon their strengths, cultivating their relationships with caring adults, supporting their families and communities, and offering them age-appropriate opportunities for future success. We are committed to partnering with the broader community to promote restorative justice, safety, opportunity and positive outcomes for all young people. In order to achieve our vision, and in alignment with YTFG’s Youth Well-Being Framework, we recommend the following 10 Tenets for Youth Justice Reform.
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Principles for Kansas Youth Justice Reform
Tags: Kansas | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | General System Reform | Girls | Reports | Member Publications
This report lays out the central principles with which the Kansans United for Youth Justice campaign approaches youth justice reform.
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Gender Injustice: System Level Juvenile Justice Reforms for Girls
Tags: National | Girls | Reports
To facilitate developmental juvenile justice system reform for girls, this report will: 1) Map girls’ current paths into and through the juvenile justice system; 2) Describe the social contexts driving girls’ behavior and involvement in the juvenile justice system; and 3) Detail recommendations for an alternative, developmental approach to redesign juvenile justice systems to address harmful social contexts and girls’ resulting behaviors, rather than penalize and punish girls for challenges beyond their control.
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The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline: The Girls' Story
Tags: National | Girls | Reports | Research
This report exposes the ways in which we criminalize girls — especially girls of color — who have been sexually and physically abused, and it offers policy recommendations to dismantle the abuse to prison pipeline. By illuminating both the problem and potential solutions, we hope to make the first step toward ending the cycle of victimization-to-imprisonment for marginalized girls.
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Maine Bills Would Restrict Shackling of Pregnant Women, Juveniles
Tags: Maine | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Shackling | Media
The Maine legislature considered two bills that would restrict the use of shackling of juveniles and pregnant women in custody.
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Protections proposed for pregnant inmates and juvenile defendants
Tags: Maine | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Shackling | Media
Maine lawmakers on the criminal justice committee heard two bills that deal with shackling inmates. The first prohibits restraints on youth in court in most cases.The second prohibits shackling pregnant inmates.
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Blind Discretion: Girls of Color & Delinquency in the Juvenile Justice System
Tags: National | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Girls | Research
The purpose of the juvenile justice system, is to cater to each youth's individual needs. However, according to Jyoti Nanda, girls of color tend to slip through the crack of the juvenile justice system. Not only is there a gender gap in the system, but also a racial one. Nanda provides solutions to help close this gap.
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Girls and Boys in the Juvenile Justice System: Are There Differences That Warrant Policy Changes in the Juvenile Justice System?
Tags: National | Girls | Research
The occurrence of offending girls is steadily rising. Due to this statistic, the juvenile justice system needs to be more readily equipped in order to provide the services and resources that these girls need. Research was collaborated by The Future of Children organization, and according to this data, suggestions for treatment are made and consequences that may result if no action is taken.
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Justice for Girls: Are We Making Progress?
Tags: National | Brain and Adolescent Development | Girls | Research
The Juvenile Justice System's goal is rehabilitation for all youths. However, unintentional discrimination towards girls may occur due to societal standards and norms. Francine T. Sherman suggests ways of how people within the Juvenile Justice System can be aware of unconscious gender bias, and not let it hinder providing both girls and boys the individual specific treatment that they need. History of girls in the justice system, information on child development, and data on the impact on girls who are involved in the system, provide insight as to how gender bias can be eliminated.
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Voices From the Field: Findings From the NGI Listening Sessions
Tags: National | Family and Youth Involvement | Girls | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Partner Publications
The National Girls Institute (NGI) reveals information from listening sessions, which relay how effective their strategies with girls at risk or involved with the justice system have been. NGI's goal is to have the girls comfortable and at ease when working with the staff.
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Best Practices in the Use of Restraints with Pregnant Women and Girls Under Correctional Custody
Tags: National | Girls | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
The purpose of the best practices statement is to guide state and local institutions to develop effective internal policies, procedures, and practices that maximize safety and minimize risk for pregnant women and girls, their fetuses/newborns, and correctional and medical staff. The recommendations emphasize the collaborative development (between correctional leaders and medical staff) of written policies and procedures on the use of restraints, based on the recognition that the unique healthcare needs of women and girls are not addressed by most correctional policies.
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Blueprint: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Domestic Sex Trafficking of Girls
Tags: National | Girls | Research
The report stems from the conference Human Rights Project for Girls co-hosted with Georgetown's Center on Poverty and Inequality last year titled, "Critical Connections: A Multi-Systems Approach to the Domestic Sex Trafficking of Girls." This is a groundbreaking analysis on the ways in which girls are at the dangerous intersection of child welfare, juvenile justice, and CSEC--and highlights the innovative programs that are serving them in an effective, multidisciplinary manner.
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Girls, Status Offenses, and the Need for a Less Punitive and More Empowering Approach
Tags: National | Girls | Partner Publications
This report from the Coalition for Juvenile Justice describes the ways in which gendered expectations of girls lead to more arrests for status offenses than for boys, and summarizes approaches to dealing with girl status offenders that are effective and empowering and divert girls away from the court system.
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Pregnancy and Child-Related Legal and Policy Issues Concerning Justice-Involved Women
Tags: National | Girls | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Reports
This publication from the National Institute of Corrections provides an overview of pregnancy- and child-related legal questions concerning justice-involved women that can be raised in correctional settings.
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Trauma-Informed Approaches: Federal Activities and Initiatives
Tags: Federal | National | Girls | Reports
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) National Center for Trauma-Informed Care assisted the Office for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention with this report on trauma-informed approaches for women and girls. The report documents the scope and impact of violence and abuse on women and girls and highlights gender-responsive, trauma-informed approaches that more than three dozen federal agencies, departments, and offices have implemented. The report encourages other governmental and nongovernmental agencies to adopt a cross-sector, interagency, intersystem recognition of and response to trauma.
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Girls in the Maine Criminal Justice System Bulletin
Tags: Maine | Crime Data and Statistics | Girls | Reports
The purpose of this brief is to understand the experiences of girls who become involved in Maines juvenile justice system. The data used for this report include four cohorts of girls who have had contact with the system between 2006 and 2011.
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Colorado Requires Gender and Racial Impact Note for Certain Legislation, S.B. 229/Act No. 272
Tags: Colorado | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Girls | Legislation
The Colorado General Assembly passed a bill requiring a gender and racial impact note in all legislative measures proposed by the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice that create a new criminal offense, increase or decrease the classification of an existing criminal offense, or change an element of an existing criminal offense. S.B. 229/Act No. 272, signed into law May 25, 2013; effective July 1, 2013.
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Defending Childhood: Report of the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence
Tags: Federal | Brain and Adolescent Development | General System Reform | Girls | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | LGBTQ Youth | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Prevention | Risk Assessment and Screening | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Victims | Reports
The U.S. Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence report makes recommendations to prevent children from exposure to crime, abuse, and violence; and assist those who have been. Includes recommendations to improve the juvenile justice system.
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Defending Childhood: [Executive Summary] Report of the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence
Tags: Federal | Brain and Adolescent Development | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | General System Reform | Girls | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | LGBTQ Youth | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Prevention | Risk Assessment and Screening | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Victims | Reports
This document summarizes key recommendations from the Attorney General to prevent children from exposure to crime, abuse, and violence; and assist those who have been exposed. Includes recommendations to improve the juvenile justice system. [Executive Summary]
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Girls' Experiences in the Texas Juvenile Justice System
Tags: Texas | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Reports | Member Publications
In this report by Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, a survey of girls at one Texas juvenile correctional facility shows there is a great likelihood that many traumatized girls in the Texas juvenile justice system are being re-traumatized due to current policies and procedures.
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Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls: Lessons from the States
This report examines the challenges facing girls in the juvenile justice system and makes recommendations for gender-responsive reform at the local, state, and federal levels.
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Rhode Island Training School Expands Protections Against Use of Restraints on Pregnant Girls, Policy 1200.0832
Tags: Rhode Island | Girls | Shackling | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
The Department of Children, Youth and Families expanded an agency policy prohibiting the use of mechanical restraints on pregnant girls at the Rhode Island Training School. The new policy includes more detailed guidelines and new protections for pregnant and post-partum girls, requiring removal of restraints upon the request of medical personnel in emergency or urgent situations. When medical personnel request removal of restraints in non-urgent situations, Training School staff must seek guidance from a supervisor. The new policy requires that all girls be notified of the policy upon admission to the facility. The policy includes an exception allowing the use of restraints if a girl is determined to be a danger to herself or others, or poses a risk of flight that cannot be addressed by other means. Policy 1200.0832, October 2, 2012.
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Law Curbs Use of Restraints on Women in Labor in Prison
Tags: California | Girls | Shackling | Legislation
The California legislature amended the penal code to prohibit restraint by the use of leg irons, waist chains, or handcuffs behind the body of a woman who is incarcerated and is pregnant, is in labor, in recovery, or has recently given birth. Such restraint may only be used when deemed necessary for the safety and security of the woman, staff, or the public. The law also requires that women who are incarcerated be advised of these standards orally or in writing. A.B. 2530/Act No. 726, signed into law September 28, 2012.
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Florida Bans Use of Restraints on Incarcerated Pregnant Women, S.B. 524
Tags: Florida | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Shackling | Legislation
Citing the risks to women and pregnancy and the fact that the vast majority of women who are incarcerated in Florida have committed non-violent offenses, state law now prohibits the use of restraints on a pregnant woman who is incarcerated during labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery. There is an exception for extraordinary circumstances, including substantial risk of flight or injury to medical staff, corrections personnel, or the woman herself. Additionally, the use of restraints is prohibited during the third trimester unless there are documented security risks that require the use of restraints. Any woman who is restrained in violation of the law may file a grievance. All correctional institutions must inform women of the rules upon entry, in the prisoner handbook, and by posting the policies and practices on the walls in visible areas. S.B. 524/Act No. 2012-41, signed into law April 6, 2012; effective July 1, 2012.
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Arizona Law Prohibits the Use of Restraints on Pregnant Women in Prison, S.B. 1184/Act No. 43
Tags: Arizona | Girls | Physical Health | Legislation
A new Arizona law prohibits the use of restraints on women who are pregnant and in prison or detention. Restraints may be used only if requested by medical staff, or in extraordinary circumstances. If restraints are used, they must be used in the least restrictive manner possible, and corrections officials must write a report detailing the reasons why restraints were used. Both juvenile detention centers and juvenile correctional facilities must adopt policies pursuant to the new law. S.B. 1184/Act No. 43, signed into law March 20, 2012; effective March 20, 2012 and April 20, 2012.
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Report on Female Offenders: Statistical Information on Girls and an Inventory of Services, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, February 2012
Tags: Maryland | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Reports
Legislation passed in Maryland required the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) to create a detailed plan to provide equitable resources for girls’ services starting in FY 2013. The DJS report, which was published in February 2012, includes statewide and regional information on prevention and diversion services, alternatives to detention, and educational and vocational training services.
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Voices From the Field: Findings From the NGI Listening Sessions
Tags: Girls | Institutional Conditions | Reports | Partner Publications
“Voices From the Field: Findings From the NGI Listening Sessions” is a new report that provides insight into the experience of girls in the juvenile justice system, as well as those who care for them.
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Minnesota Passes Safe Harbor Law Protecting Youth Victims of Sexual Exploitation, S.F. 1
Tags: Minnesota | Girls | Victims | Legislation
A Minnesota law provides that sexually exploited youth under the age of 16 cannot be detained as delinquent. It also establishes mandatory diversion of first-time offenders who are 16 or 17 years old and have been exploited through prostitution. The law increases penalties against “johns” and directs the Commissioner of Public Safety to create a victim-centered response to sexually exploited youth.
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Maryland Department of Juvenile Services Develops Plan for Equitable Services for Girls, S.B. 787
Tags: Maryland | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
Legislation passed in Maryland required the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) to create a detailed plan to provide equitable resources for girls’ services starting in FY 2013. The DJS report, which was published in February 2012, includes statewide and regional information on prevention and diversion services, alternatives to detention, and educational and vocational training services.
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Georgia Addresses Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Youth, H.B. 200
Tags: Georgia | Girls | Victims | Legislation
Law amends Georgia's anti-human trafficking law, which encompasses the commercial sexual exploitation of youth. The law clarifies its offenses; substantially increases penalties; allows for the forfeiture of property related to the crime; limits the use of the victim's sexual history, relation to defendant, and the ability to consent as a defense to sex trafficking; and provides that a person will not be guilty of a prostitution-related crime if the act was committed under coercion or deception while the person was a human trafficking victim.
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Girls Study Group Web site, Research Triangle Institute
Tags: Girls | Web-Based Tools
Website includes presentations and a searchable database of references for girls delinquency.
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National Center for Girls and Young Women Web Site
Tags: Girls | Web-Based Tools
Center is a response to the growing population of girls in the juvenile justice system. Center focuses on advocacy, research, assessment services, staff training and evaluation to address juvenile justice and child welfare systems that are designed for boys and ill-equipped to meet the gender-specific needs of girls and young women.
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New Mexico Develops Plan for Gender-Responsive Services and Programs for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System, H.M. 21
Tags: New Mexico | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
In response to a House Memorial passed in 2009, the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department convened a task force to develop a sustainable plan for a continuum of gender-responsive services and programs for girls in the juvenile justice system. The initial legislative request for the task force cites the complex and unique needs of girls. The task force reviewed current risk assessment tools, existing treatment options for gender-responsive services and programs, and best practice models for implementing and sustaining gender-responsive services and programs. The task force's plan recommends implementation of a gender-specific curriculum and programming for all girls in the juvenile justice system. The 2011 legislative request to implement the plan notes the need for early intervention, involvement with families and communities, staff training, and standardized data collection, and also acknowledges the fiscal prudence of early intervention.
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Connecticut Police Must Report Possible Abuse or Neglect of Youth Arrested for Prostitution, S.B. 1044
Tags: Connecticut | Girls | Victims | Legislation
Legislation requires police to report suspected abuse or neglect of youth arrested for prostitution to the Department of Children and Families. This is part of a movement to decriminalize youth involved in prostitution, and increase the recognition that youth involved in prostitution are very often being coerced and/or abused by adults.
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Connecticut Passes Law to Protect Sexually Exploited Children S.B. 153
Tags: Connecticut | Girls | Victims | Legislation
The Connecticut General Assembly passed "An Act Providing Safe Harbor for Exploited Children," which makes it illegal for youth younger than 16 to be charged with prostitution. Previously there was no age limit for charging youth with prostitution. The law also provides that for 16- and 17-year olds, there is a presumption that the youth was coerced into committing the offense. Lastly, the bill increases the penalties for promoting the prostitution of someone younger than 18 years old.
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Alabama Creates Commission on Girls and Women in the Criminal Justice System, H.B. 519
Tags: Alabama | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
The Alabama legislature created the Commission on Girls and Women in the Criminal Justice System to study the conditions, needs, issues, and problems of the criminal justice system in Alabama as it affects women and girls in the state. Based on research, investigation, and review, the commission is charged with developing comprehensive, evidence-based recommendations for how to fix the system’s shortcomings.
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Washington Prosecutors Must Divert Youth Prostitution Cases if First Offense, S.B. 6476
Tags: Washington | Girls | Victims | Legislation
In 2009, the Washington State Legislature passed a law allowing a prosecutor to divert a case where a youth is alleged to have committed prostitution or prostitution loitering, regardless of the youth’s offense history or previous diversions (H.B. 1505). A 2010 law takes the changes a step further: Washington law now requires a prosecutor to divert a youth alleged to have committed the offense of prostitution or prostitution loitering if it is his or her first offense; the prosecutor may divert subsequent allegations. And, as of July 1, 2011, the state may file a CHINS (Child In Need of Services) petition for sexually exploited youth and must connect such youth with services and treatment. A youth charged with prostitution who is also a victim of sexual abuse may apply for benefits from the Crime Victim’s Compensation fund.
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Washington Limits Use of Restraints on Pregnant Women and Girls, H.B. 2747
Tags: Washington | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
Washington law bans all use of restraints on women and girls who are in labor or are recovering post-delivery. No correctional personnel are allowed in the room during labor or childbirth unless specifically requested by medical staff. The law additionally states that except in extraordinary circumstances, no restraints of any kind may be used on incarcerated pregnant women or girls in transit to or from medical appointments and court during the third trimester of pregnancy, or during postpartum recovery. If restraints are ever used on a pregnant woman or girl, they must be the least restrictive available and the most reasonable under the circumstances; the use of leg irons or waist chains is never permitted on a pregnant woman or girl.
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Washington Limits Use of Restraints on Pregnant Women and Girls, Washington, H.B. 2747
Tags: Washington | Girls | Legislation
Law bans all use of restraints on women and girls who are in labor and delivery, and limits restraints of pregnant women and girls who are recovering post-delivery, and who are in their third trimester while they are being transported to medical care or court proceedings.
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Connecticut Protects Exploited Children, Connecticut, S.B. 153
Tags: Connecticut | Girls | Legislation
Law expands protections for girls up to age seventeen involved in prostitution. It also makes engaging in prostitution a misdemeanor, while promoting prostitution is made a felony.
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New Mexico Develops Plan for Gender-Responsive Services and Programs for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System, H.M. 40
Tags: New Mexico | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
In response to a House Memorial passed in 2009, the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department convened a task force to develop a sustainable plan for a continuum of gender-responsive services and programs for girls in the juvenile justice system. The initial legislative request for the task force cites the complex and unique needs of girls. The task force reviewed current risk assessment tools, existing treatment options for gender-responsive services and programs, and best practice models for implementing and sustaining gender-responsive services and programs. The task force's plan recommends implementation of a gender-specific curriculum and programming for all girls in the juvenile justice system. The 2011 legislative request to implement the plan notes the need for early intervention, involvement with families and communities, staff training, and standardized data collection, and also acknowledges the fiscal prudence of early intervention.
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Poly-victimization Among Girls in the Juvenile Justice System: Manifestations & Associations to Delinquency, National Institute of Justice, Dana D. DeHart
Report finding that there is considerable evidence that poly-victimization—simultaneously experiencing several different kinds of victimization in separate incidents—is pervasive in the backgrounds of delinquent girls.
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Suitability of Assessment Instruments for Delinquent Girls, Susan Brumbaugh, Jennifer L. Hardison Walters, and Laura A. Winterfield, Girls Study Group
Tags: Girls | Risk Assessment and Screening | Reports
Bulletin examining the extent to which standardized risk and need assessment instruments are valid for girls.
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Girls in the Juvenile Justice System, National Juvenile Justice Network Policy Platform
Tags: Girls | Reports | NJJN Publications
In this policy platform, the National Juvenile Justice Network offers recommendations on how to better address the needs of justice-involved girls.
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Georgia Protects Child Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Through Child Abuse Definition, S.B. 69
Tags: Georgia | Girls | Victims | Legislation
Georgia's mandatory child abuse reporting law was expanded to help identify youth who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation, by redefining sexual exploitation as a form of child abuse, and recognizing sexual exploitation as child abuse regardless of who is exploiting the child.
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Washington Prosecutors May Divert Youth Prostitution Cases, H.B. 1505
Tags: Washington | Girls | Victims | Legislation
The Washington State Legislature passed a law allowing a prosecutor to divert a case where a youth is alleged to have committed prostitution or prostitution loitering, regardless of the youth’s offense history or previous diversions.
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New Mexico Prohibits Use of Restraints on Girls in Labor, S.B. 423
Tags: New Mexico | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
Law prohibits the use of any kind of restraints on an inmate who is in labor, delivering her baby, or recuperating from the delivery, unless there are grounds to believe that she presents an immediate threat of harm to herself, staff, or others, or is a substantial flight risk. The law also mandates that an adult or juvenile correctional facility, detention center, or local jail use the least restrictive restraints necessary when the facility has knowledge that an inmate is in the second or third trimester of pregnancy.
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Crime & Delinquency, Volume 55, Number 2
April 2009 issue focuses on girls in the juvenile justice system.
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Fact Sheet on Girls and Women in Custody, National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Fact sheet reporting the latest state and national data available for women and girls involved in local and state corrections systems across the nation.
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New Mexico Develops Plan for Gender-Responsive Services and Programs for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System, H.M. 13
Tags: New Mexico | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
In response to a House Memorial passed in 2009, the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department convened a task force to develop a sustainable plan for a continuum of gender-responsive services and programs for girls in the juvenile justice system. The initial legislative request for the task force cites the complex and unique needs of girls. The task force reviewed current risk assessment tools, existing treatment options for gender-responsive services and programs, and best practice models for implementing and sustaining gender-responsive services and programs. The task force's plan recommends implementation of a gender-specific curriculum and programming for all girls in the juvenile justice system. The 2011 legislative request to implement the plan notes the need for early intervention, involvement with families and communities, staff training, and standardized data collection, and also acknowledges the fiscal prudence of early intervention.
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Resilient Girls: Factors that Protect Against Delinquency, Girls Study Group Report, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Report describing how four factors—presence of a caring adult, school connectedness, school success, and religiosity—affect girls’ propensity towards delinquency. The Girls Study Group was created to provide a comprehensive research foundation for understanding and responding to girls’ involvement in delinquency.
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The Girls Study Group: Charting the Way to Delinquency Prevention for Girls, Margaret A. Zahn, et al., Girls Study Group, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Report providing an overview of the Girls Study Group’s research on female juvenile delinquency. The bulletin, part of the Girls Study Group series, summarizes the findings presented in each of the other six bulletins in the series. The Girls Study Group was created to provide a comprehensive research foundation for understanding and responding to girls’ involvement in delinquency.
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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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From Trauma to Tragedy: Connecticut Girls in Adult Prison, Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate
Tags: Connecticut | Girls | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
Accounts how Connecticut has failed to meet the needs of girls in the adult system.
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Mississippi Closes Abusive Training School for Girls, Mississippi, H.B. 244/Chapter 555
Tags: Mississippi | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
After a lawsuit filed in 2007, the Mississippi legislature passed a bill to close the Columbia Training School for girls.
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Violence by Teenage Girls: Trends and Context, Girls Study Group Report, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Summary of new study finding that “there is no burgeoning national crisis of serious violence among adolescent girls.” While girls may be arrested more for simple assaults than previously, this is likely due to changes in enforcement policies, rather than changes in girls’ behavior.
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Lawsuit Filed Over Treatment of Girls at State Reform Schools in Mississippi, Adam Nossiter, New York Times
Tags: Missouri | Girls | Media
New York Times article about a lawsuit filed on behalf of female youth offenders who were subjected to abusive conditions at their Mississippi reform school.
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Lawsuit Filed Over Treatment of Girls at State Reform Schools in Mississippi, New York Times
Tags: Mississippi | Girls | Institutional Conditions | Court Decisions and Related Documents | Media
New York Times article about a lawsuit filed on behalf of female youth offenders who were subjected to abusive conditions at their Mississippi reform school.
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Hawaii Provides Expanded Services for Girls, Hawaii, S.B. 467
Tags: Hawaii | Girls | Legislation
Legislation mandates the Office of Youth Services to develop and implement gender responsive, community-based programs for female adjudicated youths.
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New National Report Reveals that Non-Criminal Offenses Send Girls into Detention Far More Often than Boys, Juvenile Justice Initiative
Tags: Illinois | Girls | Reports
Press release discussing a national report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation indicating that girls are far more likely to be sent to detention for non-criminal offenses such as technical violations of probation and status offenses such as running away and truancy.
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A Rallying Cry for Change, Executive Summary of Report on Girls in Florida's Juvenile Justice System, National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Tags: Florida | Girls | Reports
Report presents research findings on the pathways of girls into the Florida juvenile justice system and identifies their treatment needs. Additionally, it furthers the discussion about an essential set of services and a system of care that meets the multiple needs of girls in the juvenile justice system. The research supports change in the response to girls, both in treatment services and in policy/system changes that are needed to increase success with the girls.
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Introduction to the National Girls Health Screen Project: The Findings from the Medical Case File Review of Girls Being Held in Detention and the Preliminary Analysis of Health/Mental Health Studies of Girls in the Juvenile Justice System, Leslie Acoca
Tags: Girls | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Reports
Brief discussing that girls are the fastest growing segment of the juvenile justice system across the United States, even as overall rates of juvenile offending are declining.
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Girls in the Massachusetts Juvenile Justice System, Citizens for Juvenile Justice
Tags: Massachusetts | Girls | Reports
Fact sheet describing that over the last decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of girls in the Massachusetts juvenile justice system. Despite an overall drop in juvenile crime, girls are the fastest growing segment of the juvenile justice population - nationally and locally.
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Detention Reform and Girls: Challenges and Solutions, National Juvenile Justice Network Fact Sheet
Tags: Girls | Reports | NJJN Publications
Fact sheet discussing girls in the juvenile justice system, the reason for their incarceration rates, and the need for reform.
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Plan for a Continuum of Community Based Services for Adolescent Females Involved in the Juvenile Court System, Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Tags: Connecticut | Girls | Reports
Report responding to a legislative mandate (Special Act 04-5) requiring the Department of Children and Families to produce a plan for a continuum of community-based services designed to prevent incarceration of female status offenders and delinquent girls. Based on evolving research and programs introduced in other states, the report describes the need for gender-specific services to avoid incarceration of these girls through better support systems and a continuum of care. The report is the product of a collaborative effort of state agencies, the judicial branch, advocates and providers.
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Adolescent Girls with Mental Health Disorders Involved with the Juvenile Justice System
Tags: Girls | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Reports | Research
Research shows that mental disorders are prevalent among girls in the juvenile justice system. This brief focuses on how mental health disorders affect girls in the juvenile justice system.