Policy Advocacy
You are in the Policy Advocacy section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center, which offers resources that are either published or funded by the Casey Foundation.
See also Our Work: Juvenile Justice, an overview of Casey's investment in this issue.
See all Juvenile Justice resources in the Knowledge Center.
Digital Stories: Reforming the Juvenile Justice System
2009
Casey's digital stories capture the families and children whose lives are touched by the Foundation's work. This photo slideshow on juvenile justice shows compelling photos of youth navigating a largely adult prison system.
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Kids Count Essay 2008 Summary
2008
This summary version of the 2008 KIDS COUNT essay, A Road Map for Juvenile Justice, presents the six pervasive challenges raised in the essay that face our nation’s juvenile justice systems today. It highlights key facts and data, and offers promising solutions for approaches that have been proven to improve outcomes for youth, families, taxpayers, and communities.
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Essay and Data Brief from the 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book
2008
This booklet includes the complete 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book essay -- A Road Map for Juvenile Justice Reform -- plus a 3-page chart of state by state data on child well-being as well as a listing of contacts for all state KIDS COUNT grantees.
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KIDS COUNT 2008 Essay: A Roadmap for Juvenile Justice Reform
2008
This 2008 KIDS COUNT essay, A Road Map for Juvenile Justice Reform, looks at the six pervasive challenges that face our nation’s juvenile justice systems today. It presents facts and data, and offers promising solutions for approaches that have been proven to improve outcomes for youth, families, taxpayers, and communities.
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Juvenile Detention Reform: Guide for County Officials
2007
Using Casey's Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative's (JDAI) model sites as examples, a new educational tool published by the National Association of Counties provides compelling arguments why county officials should undertake detention reform. The 12-page guide introduces readers to the concepts of detention reform, provides data analyses and cost comparisons, and illustrates outcomes achieved in JDAI sites across the nation.
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