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A growing body of research champions developmentally appropriate strategies for supporting young people who have crossed paths with the juvenile justice system. Instead of promoting surveillance, punishment and intensive sanctions like detention, the latest research supports strategies rooted in patience, encouragement and positive youth development.
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The Casey Foundation seeks emerging youth justice leaders from around the country to join its 2019–21 Juvenile Justice Youth Advisory Council. Candidates have until Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, to apply.
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A new report shows that victims of crime broadly support serving the majority of justice-involved youth in the community — including those charged with violent offenses — and it recommends ways to expand community-based options while preserving public safety.
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Here is a network of Casey partner organizations that promote juvenile justice reforms and advocate for better youth and family outcomes.
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Key resources and publications from the Casey Foundation for those interested in learning more about, and becoming involved in, juvenile justice reform.
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Two vidoes from the Casey Foundation feature recommendations on how the juvenile justice field could transform probation into a focused intervention that promotes personal growth, positive behavior change and long-term success for youth.
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Community Connections for Youth has worked with 150 organizations to help steer alternatives to incarceration into communities by building the capacity of grassroots organizations.
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Since the Casey Foundation launched JDAIconnect a year ago, more than 2,200 juvenile justice reformers have joined the online community to exchange ideas, find resources and learn.
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Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently announced the closure of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, the state’s large juvenile corrections facility.
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A new infographic offers a glimpse into some of these accomplishments from the Foundation’s 2017 investments. 2017 Making a Difference offers selected data points under the Foundation’s four strategy areas: family, opportunity, community and strategies for scale.