Probation leadership engages and supports staff as key actors in probation transformation.
Take this free online course to learn how a department’s values and other aspects of organizational culture — including the broader system in which the department operates — can support probation transformation.
Use the Casey Foundation's free Juvenile Probation Practice Survey and secure dashboard to gather information from probation officers, supervisors and leadership in 10 domains, including staff engagement, court conditions and family-centered practice. To date, more than 1,000 probation practitioners have taken the survey.
Fostering staff buy-in is important for any successful implementation effort. This fact sheet from the Urban Institute describes a range of research-based strategies for generating and sustaining staff enthusiasm in transformation.
Probation leaders and supervisors include staff with active caseloads in planning for new or revised policies.
Use the Casey Foundation's free Juvenile Probation Practice Survey and secure dashboard to gather information from probation officers, supervisors and leadership in 10 domains, including staff engagement, court conditions and family-centered practice. To date, more than 1,000 probation practitioners have taken the survey.
Read an overview of the mission and vision of Pierce County Juvenile Court's Equity Team. This document is shared with all new staff members at the juvenile court.
Probation leaders and supervisors prioritize communication between staff and management and offer mechanisms to support it, such as team meetings.
Take this free online course to learn how a department’s values and other aspects of organizational culture — including the broader system in which the department operates — can support probation transformation.
Probation leaders make trend data available to staff and encourage staff to share ideas, identify issues and hold leaders accountable for solutions.
Start using Pro-DATA, a free resource created by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to support data-driven decision-making and data transparency in youth justice at the local and state levels. This secure, online tool makes it easy to collect and analyze your department's data, while also allowing comparisons to similar jurisdictions.
Browse Harris County's databoard for an example of how one local probation agency compiles, disaggregates and publishes data about basic measures.
Probation leaders and supervisors support emerging leaders and provide incentives for staff to contribute to probation transformation.
Take this free online course to learn how a department’s values and other aspects of organizational culture — including the broader system in which the department operates — can support probation transformation.
Every juvenile probation officer plays an integral role in the department's culture. Read about five ways that staff can make positive contributions to organizational culture and build leadership capacity.
Read about the Casey Foundation's Applied Leadership Network (ALN), which includes teams from communities all over the country. ALN is designed to help lead
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