CTJJA | Data: Effective Juvenile Justice/Juvenile Justice Reform

Resources

		[1] Confidentiality Statutes of Child Protection Proceedings
		In the 2004 General Assembly session, a bill was introduced to open to the public all juvenile proceedings, including cases involving child abuse and neglect. While the bill was not approved, it will be re-introduced in the 2005 Session. To provide context for the discussion, two students at Yale Law School (Michelle Garcia & Charisa Smith), who participate in Yale Legislative Services under the supervision of Voices' Shelley Geballe and Ellen Scalettar, prepared background materials on other states' positions on this issue, including interviews with key stakeholders in states that have opened proceedings in whole, or in part. (November 2004)
		[2] "Sentencing Our Children to Die in Prison"
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		[3] Alliance Presentation on Bridgeport Detention Center
		Alliance Presentation on Bridgeport Detention Center (186.5K Bytes)
		[4] Beyond the Tunnel Problem: Addressing Cross-Cutting Issues that Impact Vulnerable Youth
		Call them silos, tunnels, or fragmentation, we know that when a young person has trouble, the kind of services he or she receives has little to do with the underlying needs of that young person and much to do with how they first enter the “system” – school, juvenile justice or child welfare. This means responses are often inappropriate or arbitrary. This briefing paper, the first in a series sponsored by the Youth Transition Funders Group in partnership with The Annie E. Casey Foundation, identifies some of the challenges and what can be done about them.
		[5] C4YJ Report: Jailing Juveniles
		[6] CDC Report on Juvenile Transfers to Adult System
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		[7] Changing Lives: Delinquency Prevention as Crime-Control Policy
		Executive Summary of Peter Greenwood's recent book. (254.33K Bytes)
		[8] Chapin Hall Releases a New Report on Positive Youth Development in Juvenile Justice Programs
		This issue brief examines how juvenile justice agencies might draw from the growing body of evidence on positive youth development to improve services for youthful offenders.
		[9] Child Welfare League of America Juvenile Justice Newsletter - Winter 2005
		Check out the latest issue of the Child Welfare League of America's newsletter, "The Link: Connecting Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare."
		[10] Cost-Effective Interventions for Juvenile Offenders
		Read Dr. Peter Greenwood's Powerpoint presentation that he gave in front of Judiciary, Childrens, and Appropriations committees on March 9, 2007 for Educate the Legislature Day. (311.5K Bytes)
		[11] Do You Know Where the Children Are? A Report on Massachusetts Youth Unlawfully Held Without Bail
		by Barbara Fedders and Barbara Kaban, September, 2006.
		[12] Improving Conditions for Girls in the Justice System: The Female Detention Project
		Summary - The Female Detention Project sought to create a profile of the typical girl in detention. Our goal in doing so was to draw attention to the common needs of girls, to identify gaps in services - both past and present - available to this population, and to identify strategies to compel the system to improve the quality of services offered to girls in Philadelphia's Juvenile Justice System.
		[13] Justice Cut Short: An Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings in Ohio
		Summary - (released March 13, 2003) This study—the sixth in a series of juvenile defense state assessments by the American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center—states that the Ohio juvenile justice system suffers from a lack of resources and other systemic barriers. The study also points out that African-American youth appear to be among those who are pushed into the system in largely disproportionate numbers. To obtain the Virginia, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas or Kentucky reports, visit the ABA Juvenile Justice Center site.
		[14] LA Times Article on JLWOP
		[15] Models for Change: Building Momentum for Juvenile Justice Reform
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		[16] NJJN Report: Advances in Juvenile Justice Reform
		The National Juvenile Justice Network's second compilation of juvenile justice reforms happening across the country. The report features a sampling of positive changes in juvenile justice systems nationwide, including legislation that has been enacted, outcomes of legal challenges to existing conditions, and significant administrative and regulatory changes. (377.98K Bytes)
		[17] NPR Story Highlights Missiouri Juvenile Justice
		Missouri Sees Teen Offenders as Kids, Not Inmates
		[18] NY Times Article on CT Juvenile Facilities
		[19] NY Times Editorial on JJDPA
		[20] NY Times Editorial: Back Where They Belong
		[21] OJJDP Model Programs Guide
		The OJJDP Model Programs Guide is a comprehensive source of information about proven programs to address the entire spectrum of juvenile justice issues from prevention to re-entry. The guide also provide a detailed and easy-to-undersatnd explanation of the juvenile justice system itself and the jargon those within the system tend to use. One of the most useful features is the ability to search the guide's database for sample model programs in any area of interest.
		[22] Overview of Evidence-based Practices for Youth in Connecticut
		Read Bob Frank's Powerpoint presentation that he gave in front of Judiciary, Childrens, and Appropriations committees on March 9, 2007 for Educate the Legislature Day. (1.86M Bytes)
		[23] Planning Community-Based Facilities for Violent Juvenile Offenders as Part of a System of Graduated Sanctions (OJJDP Report, Aug. 2005)
		[24] Potentials for Change: Public Attitudes & Policy Preferences for JJ Systems Reform
		Potential for Change: Public Attitudes and Policy Preferences for Juvenile Justice Systems Reform: A Center for Children’s Law and Policy Report New polling data on Americans’ attitudes about youth, race and crime reveal strong support for juvenile justice reforms that focus on rehabilitating youthful offenders rather than locking them up in adult prisons. The public also believes that African American and poor youth receive less favorable treatment than those who are white or middle class. The poll was commissioned by the Center for Children’s Law and Policy as part of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change juvenile justice reform initiative, which supports juvenile justice reform in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Washington state. You can find the report here: http://modelsforchange.net/pdfs/CCLPPollingFINAL.pdf You can find the report here: http://modelsforchange.net/pdfs/CCLPPollingFINAL.pdf (246.44K Bytes)
		[25] Rehabilitation Versus Incarceration of Juvenile Offenders:
		A new survey supported by the MacArthur foundation shows a greater willingness of taxpayers to pay for rehabilitation programs than for the incarceration of offenders in jail. These findings indicate support for an approach to juvenile justice that runs contrary to the increasingly punitive policies adopted across the country in the 1990s. The article can be viewed here, at: http://modelsforchange.net/pdfs/WillingnesstoPayFINAL.pdf (219.89K Bytes)
		[26] Report: A Sensible Model for Juvenile Justice, Summer 2008
		The Youth Transition Funders Group argues that the current juvenile justice system addresses the causes, rather than the effects of crime and focuses too much attention on mental health, substance abuse, and family therapy, therefore ignoring the majority of the juvenile population who commit crimes because of the normal tendency of youth to defy authority, thrill-seek, and become involved in social environments that are accepting of illegal behavior. In order to reform the JJ system, implementing a theoretically-oriented model to provide early interventions for juveniles, namely Positive Youth Development (PYD), is recommended in order to address the full range of delinquent behaviors and help youth access basic, supportive resources, develop positive relationships with adults and other members of their community, and promote pro-social engagement in society. (287.99K Bytes)
		RI Repeals Law Imprisoning Juveniles
		[27] School Yard or Prison Yard: Improving Outcomes for Marginalized Youth
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		[28] Small is Beautiful: Missouri DYS
		The Annie E. Casey Foundation's report on the Missouri Division of Youth Services. Over 20 years ago, Missouri closed its large training schools and began to develop a state-wide system of group home-like facilities for its adjudicated youth. The result has been more effective programs, lower recidivism rates and lower costs. (538K Bytes)
		[29] Smart on Crime: Recommendations for the Next Administration & Congress, November 2008
		After the 2008 elections, America’s policymakers will take a fresh look at the criminal justice system, which so desperately needs their attention. To assist with that review, leaders and experts from all aspects of the criminal justice community spent months collaboratively identifying key issues and gathering policy advice into one comprehensive set of recommendations for the new administration and Congress. This catalogue is the fruit of those labors from more than 25 organizations and individuals participated in developing policy recommendations across 15 broad issue areas. Juvenile justice reform recommendations are outlined in Chapter 13 of this report. (1.24M Bytes)
		[30] Treated Like Trash: Juvenile Detention in New Orleans Before, During, and After Hurricane Katrina
		This report follows the journey taken by these trapped children - from Orleans Parish Prison to Louisiana's Office of Youth Development. (676.25K Bytes)
		[31] Troubled Kids, Troubled Courts: A Call to New England’s Juvenile Court Judges and State Policymakers
		Summary – (released June 17, 2003) Today the NEJDC released Troubled Kids, Troubled Courts to the public. The report focuses on state levels of support for juvenile court judges: the central players of the juvenile justice system. The report exams five areas affecting juvenile court judges and offers recommendations on reform including on how judicial appointments are made; judges' caseload size; training and education of judges; judicial retention policies; and judges' lack of familiarity with the facilities to which they commit youth and the communities in which youth live. The report is most critical of states' financial and general support of the juvenile justice systems and for restricting juvenile court judges' ability to participate in advocacy for systemic reform. However, the report also urges juvenile court judges to take steps to increase their understanding of and involvement in the facilities to which they commit youths.
		[32] Washington Post Article: States Rethink Charging Kids As Adults
		[33] What are the Implications of Adolescent Brain Development on Juvenile Justice?
		Coaltion for Juvenile Justice Emerging Concepts Brief: the first in a two-part presentation of research findings with potential to inform and improve juvenile justice and delinquency prevention policy and practice. (697.57K Bytes)
		[34] What Works, Wisconsin: What Science Tells Us About Cost-Effective Programs for Juvenile Delinquency Programs
		[35] Youth Law Center Releases New Report on Pennsylvania�s Reform Efforts.
		According to �Keystones for Reform,� a new report released today by the Youth Law Center and other organizations working on Models for Change, the strong partnerships among Pennsylvania�s stakeholders and considerable consensus about the strengths and weaknesses of the state�s juvenile justice system have created a context where good public policy can flourish.

[1]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_197.html
[2]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_259.pdf
[3]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_78.pps
[4]: http://www.ytfg.org/documents/Beyond_the_Tunnel_Problem_1.pdf
[5]: http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/Downloads/NationalReportsArticles/CFYJ-Jailing_Juveniles_Report_2007-11-15.pdf
[6]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_264.pdf
[7]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_229.pdf
[8]: http://www.chapinhall.org/article_abstract.aspx?ar=1414&L2=61&L3=132
[9]: http://www.cwla.org/programs/juvenilejustice/thelink2005winter.pdf
[10]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_239.ppt
[11]: http://www.prisonpolicy.org/kidsbail/kidsbail.pdf
[12]: http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/gji.html
[13]: http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/ohreport.html
[14]: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-juvenile19nov19,1,5606326.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
[15]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_267.pdf
[16]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_277.pdf
[17]: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15784264&sc=emaf&sc=emaf
[18]: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/realestate/23wczo.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
[19]: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/opinion/20tue3.html
[20]: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/05/opinion/05thu2.html
[21]: http://www.dsgonline.com/mpg_non_flash/mpg_index.htm
[22]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_240.ppt
[23]: http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/209326.pdf
[24]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_275.pdf
[25]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_276.pdf
[26]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_304.pdf
[27]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_194.pdf
[28]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_9.pdf
[29]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_319.pdf
[30]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_189.pdf
[31]: http://www.ctjja.org/reports_nejdc.html
[32]: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/01/AR2007120100792.html?referrer=emailarticle
[33]: http://ctjja.org/media/resources/resource_209.pdf
[34]: http://oja.state.wi.us/docs_view2.asp?docid=5036
[35]: http://www.jlc.org/index.php