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Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative 2011 Annual Results Report

February 25, 2012

This document presents data trends and reports program impact for the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative as of 2011.

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FAMILY Comes First Executive Summary

January 1, 2012

This summary of FAMILY Comes First explores ways to better engage families in the juvenile justice system and improve current practices.

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No Place for Kids Issue Brief

December 12, 2011

This brief shows that decades of data reveal juvenile incarceration has failed as a strategy to reduce youth crime.

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No Place for Kids

October 4, 2011

The case against youth prisons and training schools is clear: they are dangerous, ineffective, unnecessary, wasteful and inadequate. Learn more.

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Resolution, Reinvestment, and Realignment

September 6, 2011

This report reviews the history and development of three juvenile justice reform strategies and their impact on policy, practice and public safety.

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Bridges to Manhood

May 1, 2011

Cook County’s model helps young dads on probation succeed, strengthen families and ease officers’ workloads through focused fatherhood programs.

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Juvenile Detention Reform: A Guide for County Officials

January 2, 2011

This guidebook captures alternative practices to juvenile detention that counties can imple­ment while cutting costs and increasing public safety.

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Rethinking Juvenile Detention in Ohio

October 27, 2010

This brief reviews juvenile detention data in Ohio, highlights JDAI success and offers four ways to reduce the state’s reliance on detention.

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If Parents Don’t Speak English Well, Will Their Kids Get Locked Up?

June 11, 2010

With Casey’s support, the Vera Institute is studying how immigrant parents’ English skills affect their ability to engage in the juvenile justice process.

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