Expansion of JDAI to the Deep End Resource Guide

The following collection of documents comprise the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Resource Guide for sites working to expand the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) to the deep end of the juvenile justice system. The Resource Guide is organized according to the six core values and six decision-points that provide the framework for the Foundation’s approach to deep-end reform. In addition to this Resource Guide, a tool kit also is available.

Both collections will be updated frequently to add additional material, so please bookmark this page and check it often. If you would like to suggest an addition to the Resource Guide, please contact Danielle Lipow and attach or describe the resource you have in mind.

Collaboration
Data
Race Equity and Inclusion
Youth Development
Family Engagement
Defense Advocacy
Dispositional Decision-making
Probation Practice
Narrowing the Pipeline
Community-based Interventions, Supports, Services and Opportunities
Re-entry/Aftercare
Residential Placements
Deep End Tool Kit
 

1. Collaboration
   1. Creating a Stakeholder Group, from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency
   2. Community Engagement in Juvenile Justice Reform, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
   3. Do’s and Don’ts of Meaningful Youth Engagement, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
       
2. Data
   1. Data Diagnostic Table
   2. Sample Report Card (City of St. Louis, Missouri)
   3. Unbalanced Juvenile Justice, an interactive map produced by the W. Haywood Burns Institute
   4. Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics: 1985-2013, a national dataset developed and maintained by the National Center for Juvenile Justice
   5. Easy Access to Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, a national dataset developed and maintained by the National Center for Juvenile Justice
   6. "Violent Youth Crime Plummets to a 30-year Low," by Jeffrey A. Butts (Research and Evaluation Data Bits, 2012)
   7. "Violent Youth Arrests Continue to Fall Nationwide (2014)," by Jeffrey A. Butts (Research and Evaluation Data Bits, 2014)
   8. "The Storytelling Power of Numbers," by the FrameWorks Institute
       
3. Race Equity and Inclusion
   1. Race Equity and Inclusion Action Guide, Embracing Equity: 7 Steps to Advance and Embed Race Equity and Inclusion Within Your Organization, from The Annie E. Casey Foundation
   2. What Happens When the Bargain of Civil Society is Breached?, a conversation with James Bell (2015)
      
      Common Language
   3. Race Matters: How to Talk About Race, from The Annie E. Casey Foundation
   4. The 8 R’s of Talking About Race: How to Have Meaningful Conversations, from Net Impact
   5. Mellody Hobson: Color blind or color brave?, TED Talk
      
      Inclusion
   6. Fundamentals of Engaging Community in Detention and Equity Reform, from the W. Haywood Burns Institute
      
      Disaggregating Data and Examining Root Causes
   7. Using Data to Identify, Analyze and Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities, from the W. Haywood Burns Institute
   8. Bias Isn't Just A Police Problem, It's A Preschool Problem, from Morning Edition, NPR (Sept. 28, 2016)
   9. Do Early Educators’ Implicit Biases Regarding Sex and Race Relate to Behavior Expectations and Recommendations of Preschool Expulsions and Suspensions?, from the Yale University Child Study Center (Sept. 28, 2016)
      
      Tools
   10. Racial Equity Impact Assessment, from Race Forward
       
       Other Resources
   11. Adoration of the Question: Reflections on the Failure to Reduce Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justifce System, from the W. Haywood Burns Institute (2008)
   12. The Keeper and the Kept: Reflections on Local Obstacles to Disparities Reduction in Juvenile Justice Systems and a Path to Change, from the W. Haywood Burns Institute (2009)
        
4. Youth Development
   1. Strengthening Youth Justice Practices With Developmental Knowledge And Principles: Briefing Paper on Positive Youth Justice, prepared by Jeffrey Butts, Ph.D., for the Annie E. Casey Foundation
   2. Summary of Reforming Juvenile Justice: A Developmental Approach, from the National Academy of Sciences
   3. “The Save,” a film by Amanda Micheli, produced by ESPN, describing a strength-based soccer program for system-involved youth in Santa Cruz, California
       
5. Family Engagement
   1. Cross-Cutting Value: Family Engagement, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
   2. Recommendations for Treatment of Families Along the Case Continuum, from Justice for Families
   3. Unlocking Futures by Justice for Families
   4. A Guide for Conducting Focus Groups with Youth and Families Impacted by the Juvenile Justice System, from Justice for Families
   5. Tips for Using the Justice for families Focus Group Guide for Your System Assessment Process, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
   6. Executive Summary of FAMILY Comes First, by the Campaign for Youth Justice
   7. 10 Tips for Building Effective Youth-Family-Defender Partnerships, from the National Juvenile Defender Center and Justice for Families
   8. Identifying, Engaging and Empowering Families: A Charge for Juvenile Justice Agencies, from The Vera Institute
   9. Engaging Juvenile Justice System — Involved Families, from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency
   10. The Role of Family Engagement in Creating Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Systems, from National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
   11. The Impact of Family Visitation on Incarcerated Youth’s Behavior and School Performance, from The Vera Institute
   12. Mothers at the Gate: How a powerful family movement is transforming the juvenile justice system, from The Institute for Policy Studies
   13. Closing the Gap: Cultural Perspectives on Family-Driven Care, from The Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health
        
6. Defense Advocacy
   1. Frequently Asked Questions on Role of Juvenile Defense Counsel, from the National Juvenile Defender Center
   2. Role of Juvenile Defense Counsel at Disposition, from the National Juvenile Defender Center
   3. Role of Juvenile Defense Counsel at Post-Disposition, from the National Juvenile Defender Center
   4. Harms of Juvenile Detention, from the National Juvenile Defender Center
   5. 10 Tips for Building Effective Youth-Family-Defender Partnerships, from the National Juvenile Defender Center and Justice for Families
   6. Promoting Positive Development: The Critical Need to Reform Youth Probation Orders, from the National Juvenile Defender Center
       
7. Dispositional Decision-Making
   1. Understanding Validity of Risk Assessment Instruments, from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency
   2. Evaluating a Risk Assessment, from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency
   3. Risk Assessment for Targeting Resources and Interventions, from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency
      
      Using a Dispositional Matrix
   4. Disposition Matrices: Purpose, from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency
   5. Disposition Matrices: Design & Development, from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency
   6. Dispositional Matrix (Marion County, Indiana)
   7. Dispositional Matrix (St. Louis City)
   8. St. Louis City Implementation Policy on using the Dispositional Matrix
      
      Other Resources
   9. Placement Review and Screening Practices: Summary From the Deep End Sites
   10. Youth Family Team Meetings: Strengths/Needs-Based Service Planning with Teenagers & Their Family, from Marty Beyer, Ph.D.
   11. The Youth Family Team Meeting Process: A Step-By-Step Guide to Implementation, by the Southern Poverty Law Center
        
8. Probation Practice
   1. Seeking Transformation in Juvenile Probation: A Request for Ideas and Interest, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
   2. Probation Practice and Reform: Key Themes and Findings from Available Literature, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
   3. The Art and Science of Juvenile Probation, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
   4. Probation Transformation: Developing an Intervention that Advances Racial Equity, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
      
      Court Orders and Conditions
   5. Shrinking the Net: Retooling Standard Probation Orders
   6. Promoting Positive Development: The Critical Need to Reform Youth Probation Orders, from the National Juvenile Defender Center
   7. New Mexico Standard Probation Agreement
   8. Bernalillo County Probation Stress Pass
   9. Debtors’ Prison for Kids: The High Cost of Fines and Fees in the Juvenile Justice System from the Juvenile Law Center
      
      Case Planning
   10. Family-Engaged Case Planning Model: Key Concepts, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
       
       Behavioral Responses
   11. Graduated Responses Toolkit: New Resources and Insights to Help Youth Succeed on Probation from the Center for Children’s Law and Policy
   12. The Graduated Response Approach, from the National Council on Crime & Delinquency
   13. Graduated Response in Juvenile Probation in Pennsylvania, from Drexel University, Juvenile Justice Research & Reform Lab
   14. Opportunity-Based Probation Manual, from Pierce County Juvenile Court
   15. A Graduated System of Incentives, Interventions and Sanctions For Youth Offenders on Probation — A Case Management Approach from Central and Eastern Oregon Juvenile Justice Consortium
        
9. Narrowing the Pipeline
   1. Narrowing the Pipeline: the Critical Roles of Police, Prosecutors and Juvenile Courts, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation (coming soon)
   2. Reducing Youth Incarceration Innovation Guide: Community Conferencing Center
   3. Sample Decision-Making Flowchart for Formal/Informal Processing of Delinquency Cases, from the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office (Louisiana)
   4. Making the Grade: Partnering With Law Enforcement to Reduce School Referrals, from Chief Judge Steven Teske, Clayton County Juvenile Court (Georgia)
   5. Reducing Youth Incarceration Innovation Guide: Clayton County Cooperative Agreement
   6. Santa Clara County, CA, Juvenile Justice Systems Collaborative 95122 Project, from the Santa Clara Juvenile Court (California)
   7. School Guideline Collaborative, from the Pima County Juvenile County (Arizona)
   8. Forging Partnerships Between JDAI and Law Enforcement, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
       
10. Community-Based Interventions, Supports, Services and Opportunities
    1. Unlocking Your Community’s Hidden Strengths: A Guidebook to Community Asset-Mapping, from the Southern Poverty Law Center
    2. Crossing Bridges: A Handbook for Community Involvement in Juvenile Justice Through Restorative Practices
    3. Evidence Supporting the Youth Advocate Program’s Model, from Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
    4. Developing a Continuum of Community Interventions to Reduce Confinement, from the Lucas County Juvenile Court
    5. Juvenile Justice Programs: Strengthening Communities One Biography at a Time, from Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
    6. Community Conferencing: Effective Community Justice for Juvenile Courts and Communities (2016), from the Community Conferencing Center
    7. Cure Violence: A Public Health Model to Reduce Gun Violence, by Jeffrey A. Butts, Ph.D. et al. (2015)
        
11. Re-Entry/Aftercare
    1. Policy Platform: Reentry/Aftercare, from the National Juvenile Justice Network
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12. Residential Placements
    1. Questions to Ask About Out-of-Home Placements, prepared by Kelly Dedel, Ph.D., for the Annie E. Casey Foundation