Oregon and the Annie E. Casey Foundation

According to the 2022 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Oregon ranked 26th among the 50 states in overall child well-being.

Oregon

On the Ground in Oregon

Results Count

Helping leaders, organizations and groups move from intention to action for children and families.

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)

JDAI^® is a network of juvenile justice practitioners and other system stakeholders across the country working to build a better and more equitable youth justice system.

A group of state-based child advocacy and research organizations that use data to promote smart policies on issues ranging from child welfare and juvenile justice to education and economic opportunity.

Listening to Learn

Stories from Rural Northwest Families

This report tells the story of the Northwest Rural Communities Project, which gathered resident feedback and relevant statistics to paint a picture of what life is like for families in rural Oregon and Washington.

Casey Connects: Summer 2002

Making Work Count for Low-Income Families

This issue of Casey Connects uses KIDS COUNT Data Book statistics to examine how American families are faring in the wake of welfare reform. A second story spotlights a Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative site that has successfully written race and ethnicity out of the detention decision equation. Smaller stories highlight Casey-celebrated movers and shakers, the importance of cultural competence in connecting workers to jobs and lessons from the Foundation’s Rebuilding Communities Initiative.

Special Detention Cases

strategies for handling difficult populations

This report tells sites how to reduce rates of unnecessary detention for three distinct groups of youth: minors with warrants, probation violators and post-adjudication detainees. It is a product of Casey's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI).

Reducing Racial Disparities in Juvenile Detention

This report explores racial disparities in juvenile confinement and outlines how we can create a fairer juvenile justice system for today’s minority youth.

Juvenile Jailhouse Rocked: Reforming Detention in Chicago, Portland and Sacramento

A Preprint for AdvoCasey Fall/Winter 1999

This article presents a hardcore look at how secure detention for kids really works, what it took for Casey to institute its Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative and the effects JDAI has had on grantee jurisdictions and the detention field itself.

By the Numbers

the role of data and information in detention reform

This report offers examples and tips for using data and information technology to advance juvenile detention reform efforts. It is part of a series that shares lessons from a multi-year, multi-site project conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Called the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), the project aimed to do just what its name suggests: Identify more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention.

Improving Conditions of Confinement in Secure Juvenile Detention Centers

This report presents a discussion of what was learned from the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) about improving and maintaining safe, humane institutions. Attention is given to the impact of inadequate conditions. It also offers guiding principles, based on JDAI, for improving institutional conditions, developing and conducting an assessment, improving practices, and maintaining ongoing assessment.

Consider the Alternatives

planning and implementing detention alternatives

This report urges juvenile justice officials to abandon detention’s standard all-or-nothing approach in favor of a new option: A continuum of alternatives that maintains public safety, cuts costs and reduces overcrowding — all while offering more efficient, appropriate services to America’s youth. Consider the Alternatives is part of a multi-year, multi-site project conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Called the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), the project aimed to do just what its name suggests: Identify more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention.

Collaboration and Leadership in Juvenile Detention

This report explores the roles of teamwork and leadership in advancing complex detention reform. It shares the journeys, regrets and field-tested tips of sites participating in Casey's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI).

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Oregon and the Annie E. Casey Foundation

According to the 2022 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Oregon ranked 26th among the 50 states in overall child well-being.

On the Ground in Oregon

Results Count

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)

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