Juvenile Justice
Briefs
- 11/20/2006
- Academic and Workforce Development Programs for Court-Involved Youth, A Youth Development Approach with Thomas M. Buzbee, Executive Director, Gulf Coast Trades Center and Joe McLaughlin, Court Employment Project Director, CASES (forum BRIEF)
- 4/15/2005
- Breakfast Briefing: The Impact of Youth Court on the Juvenile Justice System featuring findings from a recent survey on youth courts nationwide presented by Sarah S. Pearson, AYPF; J. Robert Flores, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice; and Steve Culbertson, President, Youth Service America, and Carl Wicklund, Executive Director, American Probation and Parole Association. (Forum Brief)
- 12/3/2001
- Youth Court: Civic Engagement and Character Education Through Juvenile Accountability, with youth from Colonie, New York's Youth Court and the Time Dollar Youth Court in the District of Columbia re-enacting a recent Youth Court case; and presentations by researcher Jeffrey A. Butts, the Urban Institute in Washington, DC; Judge Ernestine Gray, New Orleans Parish, president of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; Robert Hirshon, president, American Bar Association; and Terrence S. Donahue, acting administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.. (Special Forum - Mock Trial)
- 6/18/2001
- The Long-Term Effects of an Early Childhood Intervention on Educational Achievement and Juvenile Arrest, with Arthur J. Reynolds, Professor of social work, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Principal Investigator, Longitudinal Study, Chicago School Districts' Child-Parent Center (CPC) Program. (Forum Brief)
- 10/27/2000
- National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, report of the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation. (Forum Brief)
- 7/14/2000
- Reducing Juvenile Crime, What Works — and What Doesn't, with Richard Mendel (Author) and Patrick Lawler (Youth Villages). (Forum Brief)
- 1/28/2000
- Youth Court: A National Youth Justice Movement, with moderator Scott Peterson, Program Manager, OJJDP, U.S. Department of Justice, and panelists: Tracy Godwin, Director, National Youth Court Center; John Grebert, Chief of Police, Colonie, New York; Jeffrey Butts, The Urban Institute; John J. Wilson, Deputy Administrator, OJJDP, U.S. Dept. of Justice; and a youth representative from the Rockville, Maryland Youth Court. (Forum Brief)
- 3/19/1998
- The Serious and Violent Juvenile Offender: What are the Risk Factors and Successful Interventions? with David P. Farrington, Professor of Psychological Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, England; Rolf Loeber, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Epidemiology at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; and Nancy G. Guerra, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago (Co-sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice). (Forum Brief)
- 2/20/1998
- Federal Juvenile Justice Programming and Policy: An Overview, with Shay Bilchik, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice. (Forum Brief)
- 2/6/1998
- The Juvenile Justice System: The Best Way to Deal with Juvenile Crime, Delinquency and Prevention, with Edward J. Loughran, Executive Director, Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) and Peter Hardie, Executive Director, Roxbury YouthWorks. (Forum Brief)
- 11/7/1997
- A Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent and Chronic Juvenile Offenders, with Barry Krisberg, President, National Council on Crime and Delinquency. (Forum Brief)
- 12/5/1994
- Forum: Correctional Education: Does It Offer an Effective Second Chance for Youth? with Gail Schwartz, U.S. Department of Education and panel. (Forum Brief)
Publications
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Whatever It Takes: How Twelve Communities Are Reconnecting Out-of-School Youth This report documents what committed educators, policymakers, and community leaders across the country are doing to reconnect out-of-school youth to the social and economic mainstream. It provides background on the serious high school dropout problem and describes in-depth what twelve communities are doing to reconnect dropouts to education and employment training. It also includes descriptions of major national program models serving out-of-school youth. |
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Youth Court: A Community Solution for
Embracing At-Risk Youth--A national Update The report builds upon research previously conducted by the Urban Institute and an extensive survey of youth court programs conducted by the National Youth Court Center. It provides up-to-date data to give policymakers and the public an overview of youth court programs, their characteristics, and benefits. The report’s survey to programs garnered a 40% return rate, which has yielded a successful view of the current youth court landscape. The report’s findings cover topics such as: program completion, cost, returns on investment, impact on youth offenders and volunteers, educational and civic opportunities, program sustainability, and recommendations to policymakers. |
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LESS COST, MORE SAFETY:
Guiding Lights for Reform in Juvenile Justice Following up on the June 2000 report, "Less Hype, More Help: Guiding Lights for Reform in Juvenile Justice," this new study profiles eight juvenile justice initiatives nationwide that are making communities safer and saving taxpayers money. The success of these guiding light programs, the report concludes, demonstrates the need and potential for fundamental reforms in our nation's efforts to combat juvenile crime. |
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LESS HYPE, MORE HELP: Reducing
Juvenile Crime, What Works — and What Doesn't Demonstrating that trying youthful offenders in adult courts — "adult time for adult crime" — is a counterproductive fad that actually exacerbates juvenile crime, a groundbreaking new report unveils alternative approaches that are far more effective in preventing teens from committing crimes — and in protecting the communities in which they live. |