New policies enacted in Los Angeles County and the state of New Jersey reflect the growing momentum for a dramatic shift in our nation’s juvenile justice systems. The goal is to allow schools and communities — not the courts — to address most instances of youth misconduct.
Are you wondering what is juvenile justice? Learn about the juvenile justice system and its process, issues with the system, and why it’s so important here.
Youth justice systems have been able to limit the spread of COVID-19, in part, by reducing the number of youths in confinement. Read a new report that links this approach with the broader movement for youth decarceration.
The journal of the American Probation and Parole Association has dedicated an issue exclusively to the subject of juvenile probation. Read to learn about the five articles produced in collaboration with the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has selected 16 state and local juvenile justice agencies and related organizations to conduct professional development based on the Reimagining Juvenile Justice curriculum, which aims to help frontline staff better support, divert and redirect youth to appropriate and fair justice options.
In a Casey-hosted webinar, presenters shared lessons from an evaluation of effort to deploy race equity strategies and engage youth and families in reducing incarceration and other out-of-home placements for young people, especially youth of color.
Eight new webinar recordings describe effective juvenile justice practices amid the coronavirus pandemic. Watch the sessions here.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, juvenile justice systems across the country have reduced their use of unnecessary youth confinement — an outcome long advocated for by Annie E. Casey Foundation.
This post introduces findings from a multiyear evaluation of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s deep-end reform — an initiative designed to safely, significantly and equitably reduce out-of-home placements in juvenile justice systems across the country.
A professional development initiative for state and local juvenile justice agencies and their partners is now accepting applications for the 2020 Reimagining Juvenile Justice (RJJ) Train-the-Trainer Institute. Learn how to apply.
