Juvenile justice system
PathStone Mentoring Opportunities for Youth
Girls Inc. Bold Futures Mentoring Program Expansion
2017 National PAL Mentoring Initiative
Technical Assistance to End Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED) in the Juvenile Justice System
Creating Juvenile Drug Courts Communities of Practice: Sharing Information Across Courts to Improve Practice
Juvenile Defender Resource Project: A Regional Capacity-Building Project for Juvenile Defenders
Center for Coordinated Assistance to States Project
4-H National Mentoring Program
Mentoring Youth for Leadership II (MYL II)
Trauma-Informed Academic Model
Annie Malone Children & Family Service Center: St. Louis Girls At Risk Initiative
No Place for Girls: Reducing Reliance on Confinement of Girls in New York City
New Toolkit Addresses Positive Youth Development in Juvenile Facilities
The Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) has developed a Positive Youth Development Toolkit. This resource is designed to help agencies, organizations, and stakeholders improve services, programs, and outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The toolkit is based on recommendations shared at the 2015 CJCA Leadership Institute that included OJJDP's address on positive youth development.
Resources:
- See OJJDP's Model Programs Guide literature review on positive youth development.
Webinar To Discuss Family Engagement in the Juvenile Justice System
On August 24, 2017, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET, the National Reentry Resource Center, with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, will host Effectively Implementing Family Engagement and Involvement Practices for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System. This webinar will highlight strategies, tools, and best practices to help juvenile justice agency managers, staff, and other practitioners implement family engagement practices and...
OJJDP News @ A Glance, May/June 2017
Applications Being Accepted for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Certificate Program
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) and the Center for Children's Law and Policy are accepting applications for the Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Certificate Program to be held November 14-17, 2017, in Washington, DC. This training will focus on strategies for local jurisdictions to reduce overrepresentation and address racial and ethnic disparities in their juvenile justice systems. Apply by August...
Applications Being Accepted for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Certificate Program
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) and the Center for Children's Law and Policy are accepting applications for the Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Certificate Program to be held November 14-17, 2017, in Washington, DC. This training will focus on strategies for local jurisdictions to reduce overrepresentation and address racial and ethnic disparities in their juvenile justice systems. Apply by August...
Implementing Evidence-Based Juvenile Justice Reforms: Demonstration Sites in OJJDP's Juvenile Justice Reform and Reinvestment Initiative
Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Youths With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System
Center for Juvenile Justice Reform Accepting Applications for Two Certificate Programs
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) is now accepting applications for two initiatives:
- School-Justice Partnerships Certificate Program: Fostering Success for Youth At Risk. This annual program, offered in partnership with the American Institutes for Research, will be held September 25-29, 2017, in Washington, DC. The program will highlight the experiences of local youth and expert practitioners and provide training on school-based...
OJJDP FY 17 Juvenile Justice Emergency Planning Demonstration Program
In 2009, the National Commission on Children and Disasters recommended that OJJDP assess the emergency preparedness among state, county, and local juvenile justice systems. OJJDP's assessment found that juvenile justice emergency preparedness plans predominately focused on basic continuity of operations rather than comprehensive emergency planning, response, and recovery. The specific needs of children, youth, and families involved in the justice system during an emergency were...
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP has announced the following fiscal year 2017 funding opportunities:
- Juvenile Justice Systems Reform Promising Practices. Applications are due June 19, 2017.
- Second Chance Act: Implementing County and Statewide Plans To Improve Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System. Applications are due June 29, 2017.
- National Intertribal Youth Leadership Development Initiative. Applications are due June 29, 2017.
- Smart on Juvenile...
Local Validation of SPEP Ratings of Juvenile Justice Program Effectiveness
OJJDP FY 17 Juvenile Justice Systems Reform Promising Practices
OJJDP envisions a nation where our children are healthy, educated, and free from violence. If they come into contact with the juvenile justice system, that contact should be rare, fair, and beneficial to them. OJJDP supports states and communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system so that it protects public...