Found 42 matches.
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Mapping Transformative Schools: From Punishment to Promise
Tags: General System Reform | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Prevention | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Restorative Justice | Advocacy | NJJN Publications
Mapping Transformative Schools: From Punishment to Promise. In this latest policy platform from NJJN, we outline the importance of transforming schools into cultures of opportunity and away from cultures of surveillance and punishment.
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Infographic-ReducingYouthArrests_January2020
Tags: Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Prevention | NJJN Publications
NJJN recommends that localities prioritize the development and adequate resourcing of arrest prevention and pre-arrest diversion policies to reduce the overall number of youth—as well as the overrepresentation of youth of color, youth with disabilities, and LGBTQ/gender nonconforming youth—from entering the justice system.
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PNG Infographic-ReducingYouthArrests_January2020
Tags: Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Prevention | NJJN Publications
NJJN recommends that localities prioritize the development and adequate resourcing of arrest prevention and pre-arrest diversion policies to reduce the overall number of youth—as well as the overrepresentation of youth of color, youth with disabilities, and LGBTQ/gender nonconforming youth—from entering the justice system.
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Reducing Youth Arrests: Prevention and Pre-Arrest Diversion January 2020
Tags: Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Prevention | NJJN Publications
NJJN recommends that localities prioritize the development and adequate resourcing of arrest prevention and pre-arrest diversion policies to reduce the overall number of youth - as well as the overrepresentation of youth of color, youth with disabilities, and LGBTQ/gender nonconforming youth - from entering the justice system.
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8th Free Metro Pass Campaign Report
Tags: California | Prevention | Reports | Member Publications
Report arguing for free student Metro passes over law enforcement criminalization of riders for fare evasion. Youth Justice Coalition.
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A Roadmap for Advancing Youth Diversion in Los Angeles County
Tags: California | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Prevention
Youth diversion is broadly defined as an intervention that redirects system responses in order to prevent a young person’s involvement or further involvement in the justice system. Although there is wide variation in diversion programming nationwide, evidence suggests that diverting young people from the juvenile justice system as early as possible is a promising practice. When implemented well, youth diversion programs can improve outcomes for youth otherwise at risk for long‐term involvement in the justice system and the associated damage to their health and wellbeing. Effective youth diversion can also improve public safety and reduce system costs. It is in this context that the Youth Diversion Subcommittee (YDS) and the CEO developed this report as a roadmap for future diversion efforts.
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Advancing Racial Equity in Youth Diversion: An Evaluation Framework Informed by Los Angeles County
Tags: California | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Prevention | Teleconference | Partner Publications
In 2017, Los Angeles County established an Office of Youth Diversion and Development to advance a collaboratively designed pre-booking diversion initiative that prevents youth from getting formally arrested or referred to probation during encounters with law enforcement. Human Impact Partners and the Los Angeles (LA) County Office of Youth Diversion and Development (YDD) partnered to develop this evaluation framework to assess and prevent racial inequities in this program. LA County’s pre-booking diversion program is part of a broader effort to reduce mass incarceration of Black and Brown youth i . In LA County and across the US, Black and Brown youth are arrested and detained by law enforcement at disproportionately greater rates compared to White youth. Organizing by local youth advocates and policy changes at the local, state, and national level have created opportunities for community-based pre-booking diversion in LA County to reduce the excessive and unfair criminalization and incarceration of Black and Brown youth and equitably improve outcomes for youth. Human Impact Partners developed this document by reviewing research and reports that describe and evaluate youth diversion programs and their outcomes, and by speaking with experts, youth, and youth caretakers in LA County. The promising practices lifted up in this report are drawn from traditional public health research evidence, and from the wisdom and experiences of stakeholders in LA County.
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Building a Positive Future for LA's Youth
Tags: California | Prevention | Reports | Research | Partner Publications
Arguing for funding for youth development including history of suppression in LA County, history of youth development in other regions, and LA's addiction to suppression and incarceration.
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Getting Paid
Tags: California | Prevention | Fines and Fees | Reports | Teleconference | Member Publications
Report for the Youth Justice Coalition's campaign that ended charging of juvenile system fees at the County levels and eventual passing of SB 190 ending fees and fines for youth statewide
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HIA Report from LA County Department of Public Health
Tags: California | Prevention | Reports | Teleconference | Member Publications
Published in collaboration with Youth Justice Coalition about youth on Free Metro Pass Campaign.
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Minority Report
Tags: California | Prevention | Teleconference | Member Publications
Report from Youth Justice Coalition on "Voluntary Probation" in LA County.
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Pre-Booking Youth Diversion Evaluation Metrics
Tags: California | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Prevention | Reports | Research | Partner Publications
Human Impact Partners (HIP) developed this resource to highlight metrics, indicators, and potential data sources detailed in the Advancing Racial Equity in Youth Diversion: An Evaluation Framework Informed by Los Angeles County. The HIP team partnered with the Los Angeles County Office of Youth Diversion and Development (YDD) to produce this evaluation framework.
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Pre-Diversion Webinar Slides Youth Justice Coalition_9/25/19
Tags: California | Prevention | Teleconference | Member Publications
Slides presented by Kim McGill, Youth Justice Coalition during the webinar: "Pre-Booking Diversion: Why It's Needed and How to Increase Racial Equity" recorded on 9/25/19. SUMMARY: On September 25, 2019, the Youth Justice Coalition (YJC), the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), and Human Impact Partners came together to discuss their work with the Office of Youth Diversion and Development to advance a pre-booking diversion initiative. The initiative aims to prevent youth youth arrests and referrals to probation, based on a public health and youth development framework.
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Pre-DiversionWebinarSlides Human Impact Partners_092519
Tags: California | Prevention | Teleconference | Partner Publications
Slides presented by Sukhdip Purewal Bopari of Human Impact Partners during the webinar: "Pre-Booking Diversion: Why It's Needed and How to Increase Racial Equity" recorded on 9/25/19. SUMMARY: On September 25, 2019, the Youth Justice Coalition (YJC), the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), and Human Impact Partners came together to discuss their work with the Office of Youth Diversion and Development to advance a pre-booking diversion initiative. The initiative aims to prevent youth youth arrests and referrals to probation, based on a public health and youth development framework.
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Youth Diversion and Development Summit: Understanding Los Angeles County's New Model to Help Youth Thrive and Succeed
Tags: California | Prevention | Presentations | Reports | Teleconference
Report and recommendations focused on advancing a comprehensive and coordinated countywide approach to youth diversion in lieu of arrest
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Youth Diversion in Los Angeles County: Advancing Evidence-Informed Policy to Improve Youth Outcomes
Tags: California | Prevention | Teleconference | Partner Publications
The LA County Office of Youth Diversion and Development policy brief created through the youth-community-County collaboration.
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Intersectional Justice in Practice
Tags: Federal | North Carolina | LGBTQ Youth | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Prevention | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Victims | Advocacy | Presentations | Reports | Research | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
This powerpoint from NJJN Forum 2018 was put together by Ames Simmons, Director of Transgender Policy at Equality North Carolina, and addresses potential legislative responses to discriminatory policies and practices that unfairly target LGBTQ youth.
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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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ADDRESSING THE INTERSECTIONS OF JUVENILE JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT AND YOUTH HOMELESSNESS: PRINCIPLES FOR CHANGE
Tags: National | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Detention | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Prevention | Risk Assessment and Screening | Evidence-Based Practices | Reports | Research | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
Coalition for Juvenile Justice reports ways to ensure young people do not experience homelessness as a result of involvement with the juvenile justice system, and likewise do not become involved with the justice system because of a lack of housing.
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A stolen cellphone, then an odyssey through Maryland's juvenile justice system
Tags: Maryland | Aftercare/Reentry | Brain and Adolescent Development | Collateral Consequences | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Detention | Family and Youth Involvement | Institutional Conditions | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Prevention | Victims | Restorative Justice | Correctional Education | Media | Reports
A thirteen year old boy was with a group of boys who had stolen a cell phone. The counsellors and attorney argued that restorative action be administered as a best outcome. The Judge disagreed and ordered a 90 day term in a juvenile detention.
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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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What Works in Managing Young People who Offend? A Summary of the International Evidence
Tags: International | General System Reform | Prevention | Reports | Research
In agreement with previous reviews, this review found that the approaches that tend to be the most effective at reducing youth reoffending are those that: 1) are targeted at individuals who are most at risk of reoffending; 2) consider their needs (including pre-existing risks); 3) assess their ability to respond to services provided; and, 4) take into account the wider context within which the offence occurred.
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North Carolina Juvenile Code Reform Legislation (HB 879) Becomes Effective December 1, 2015
Tags: North Carolina | Confidentiality | Deinstitutionalization | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Prevention | Legislation
Summary of North Carolina HB 879 (enacted as S.L. 2015-58); increases due process protections for juveniles, reduce further entry of juveniles in the delinquency system, and reduce juvenile confinement.
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Young Adults in Conflict with the Law: Opportunities for Diversion
Tags: Illinois | General System Reform | Prevention | Reports
As this report notes, several nations have already extended “juvenile” alternatives to young adults. In order to explore this new frontier, the Juvenile Justice Initiative examined arrests and jail admissions of Illinois’ young adults age 18 – 24 in CY2013. This paper will document the JJI’s analysis of Illinois’ arrests and admissions to the Cook County Department of Corrections (i.e., Cook County Jail), and examine emerging trends in policy and practice to address the issues posed by young adults in conflict with the law.
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Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action
Tags: National | Prevention | Reports | Research
The Centers for Disease Control provide this guide to the causes and costs of youth violence, and provides recommendations for intervention to prevent young people from engaging in violence.
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Combatting Gun Violence in Illinois: Evidence-Based Solutions
Tags: Illinois | Prevention | Evidence-Based Practices | Reports | Research
This memo from Northwestern Law details evidenced-based solutions that have been proven to reduce gun violence in Illinois.
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Illinois Creates Violence Prevention Task Force, H.B. 2879
Tags: Illinois | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Prevention
The Illinois General Assembly established a task force to assist with violence prevention initiatives. Specifically, the task force is to assist with providing jobs, resources and opportunities for at-risk youth in order to prevent crime; create, develop, and implement recreation, social, and educational initiatives for at-risk youth; provide state resources to public schools to assist with behavioral health; organize community mental health providers in at-risk communities; increase awareness of violence prevention resources in the state; and assist violence prevention groups. The task force must report annually to the governor and General Assembly. H.B. 2879/Act No. 98-0194, signed into law and effective August 7, 2013.
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Connecticut Encourages Use of Community-Based Programs to Prevent Justice System Involvement, S.B. 1163/Act No. 13-268
Tags: Connecticut | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Prevention | Legislation
The Connecticut General Assembly passed a law establishing a pilot program in Hartford aimed at preventing youth delinquency and violence. The program requires the Court Support Services Division to collaborate with community-based services aimed at promoting positive youth development and reducing contact with the juvenile justice system. The law also establishes a bond program to provide grants to subsidize youth employment through the newly established Connecticut Young Adult Conservation Corps. S.B. 1163/Act No. 13-268, signed into law July 11, 2013; Hartford pilot program effective July 11, 2013, bond program effective July 1, 2013, and Connecticut Young Adult Conservation Corps effective January 1, 2014.
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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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Youth Promise Act Fact Sheet
Tags: Federal | General System Reform | Prevention | Reports
A fact sheet on the Youth Promise (Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education) Act, legislation aimed at reducing delinquency through a coordinated prevention and intervention response.
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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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Knowledge Brief: Can Risk Assessment Improve Juvenile Justice Practices?
Tags: Prevention | Reports
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Little Rock, Arkansas One-Cent Sales Tax Provides an Additional $3 Million for Community-Based Youth Programming
Tags: Arkansas | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Prevention | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
On September 6, 2011, the city of Little Rock passed a one-cent sales tax increase that included, in the public safety section of the proposal, $3 million in additional revenue for prevention, intervention and treatment (PIT) programs to reduce juvenile crime.
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Oklahoma Creates Juvenile Justice Reform Committee, H.J.R. 1065
Tags: Oklahoma | Confidentiality | General System Reform | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Prevention | Legislation
The Oklahoma Legislature created the Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee in order to thoroughly and systematically study the efficiency and effectiveness of the state’s juvenile justice system and provide recommendations for revision to the Oklahoma Juvenile Code. Topics covered by the committee include prevention, confidentiality, “youthful offender” certification/reverse certification, and due process.
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Oklahoma Creates Juvenile Justice Reform Committee, S.B. 674
Tags: Oklahoma | Confidentiality | General System Reform | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Prevention | Legislation
The Oklahoma Legislature created the Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee in order to thoroughly and systematically study the efficiency and effectiveness of the state’s juvenile justice system and provide recommendations for revision to the Oklahoma Juvenile Code. Topics covered by the committee include prevention, confidentiality, “youthful offender” certification/reverse certification, and due process.
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Healing Invisible Wounds: Why Investing in Trauma-Informed Care for Children Makes Sense, Justice Policy Institute
Tags: Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Prevention | Reports
Policy brief discussing the importance of research into the factors contributing to children becoming involved in the criminal justice system in order to help end the trend.
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2009 Youth Delinquency Prevention Report Card, Action for Children North Carolina
Tags: North Carolina | Prevention | Reports
Report card examining North Carolina data on adolescents - those with healthy development, those who are at risk and those who are already involved in the criminal justice system.
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Tennessee Focuses Juvenile Programs on Evidence-Based Programs, Tennesse, H.B. 1614/ S.B. 1790
Tags: Tennessee | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Prevention | Legislation
State agencies in Tennessee may no longer expend funds on juvenile justice programs or programs related to delinquency prevention and treatment unless the program is evidence-based.
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Massachusetts Expands Drug Treatment and Prevention Programs, Massachusetts, H. 5097
Tags: Massachusetts | Prevention | Legislation
Requires the Commissioner of Public Health to allocate funding for comprehensive substance abuse treatment and prevention programs.
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Maryland Improves Prevention and Diversion Programs, Maryland, S.B. 882
Tags: Maryland | Prevention | Legislation
Mandates that the At-Risk Youth Prevention and Diversion Programs provide $12.4 million for at-risk youth.
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Mississippi Passes Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act, Mississippi, H.B. 199
Tags: Mississippi | General System Reform | Prevention | Legislation
Provides for a number of system reforms. Some reforms include training requirements for juvenile defenders, the prohibition of detention for status offenses, and transitional planning for youth leaving training schools and detention centers.