Three-Minute Video Explains How to Transform Juvenile Probation
Blog Post
A short video produced by the Casey Foundation suggests how juvenile probation could get better outcomes for hundreds of thousands of young people.
Blog Post
A short video produced by the Casey Foundation suggests how juvenile probation could get better outcomes for hundreds of thousands of young people.
Blog Post
A growing number of juvenile justice experts agree: Detention and incarceration should never be threatened or invoked when young people break rules imposed on them as conditions of probation.
Blog Post
States that are accelerating the spread of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative® (JDAI) across their local jurisdictions now have a new resource to help inform their work. Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Scale-Up: Study of Four States, written by the WestEd Justice and Prevention Center and commissioned by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, draws lessons from four states that have expanded JDAI® to more counties.
Blog Post
A growing number of states are moving their juvenile justice systems away from the youth prison model and toward a continuum of community-based programs. One such state — Virginia — has successfully cut its juvenile correctional facility population in half after just five years, according to a new report issued by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice.
Blog Post
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is accepting proposals — now through April 15, 2019 — for workshops and table discussions at its 24th Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative® Inter-Site Conference in October 2019.
Blog Post
Young people are drawn into the juvenile justice system for behavior such as truancy and running away, which are known as juvenile status offenses. Learn more.
Blog Post
Casey has selected 15 juvenile justice agencies to participate in its inaugural Reimagining Juvenile Justice (RJJ) Train-the-Trainer Institute this May. The institute will accelerate the spread of the RJJ curriculum, a six-part professional development opportunity for frontline staff working with youth involved in the juvenile justice system and their families.
Blog Post
Know an advocate or organizer of color who wants to transform the juvenile justice field? The National Juvenile Justice Network is accepting applications — through April 29, 2019 — for a yearlong leadership development curriculum focused on youth justice reform.
Blog Post
In this episode of CaseyCast, Casey Foundation President and CEO Lisa Hamilton interviews juvenile probation expert David Muhammad. Their conversation explores the shortcomings of juvenile probation, the science of youth development and the supports that young people really need to thrive.