North Dakota Juvenile Justice Preliminary Assessment: Findings and Recommendations
This presentation to North Dakota's Commission on Juvenile Justice covers key findings and recommendations from the CSG Justice Center's assessment of North Dakota’s juvenile justice system. The goal of the assessment was to identify opportunities to better align state policy and practice with what research shows works to improve public safety and youth outcomes. Recommendations include decriminalizing unruly behaviors and developing pathways to serve these youth outside of the justice system; establishing more stringent criteria and research-based processes for system decisions, particularly detention and out-of-home placement; and more.
Josh Weber | The Council of State Governments Justice Center
About the Author
Deputy Division Director, Corrections and Reentry
Josh
Weber
directs
the
CSG
Justice
Center's
juvenile
justice
program,
which
focuses
on
helping
states
use
effective
methods
to
reduce
recidivism
and
improve
outcomes
for
youth
in
contact
with
the
juvenile
justice
system.
Previously,
Josh
spent
10
years
working
on
...
building
the
capacity
of
programs
and
systems
that
serve
vulnerable
youth
in
the
juvenile
justice,
youth
development,
workforce
development,
and
child
welfare
systems.
Josh
managed
research
programs
for
the
Youth
Development
and
Research
Fund
in
Maryland
and
the
Chapin
Hall
at
the
University
of
Chicago.
In
addition,
Josh
led
the
development
and
implementation
of
NYC
Administration
for
Children’s
Services'
alternative
to
placement
and
reentry
program
for
juveniles
using
evidence-based
practices.
He
also
directed
the
District
of
Columbia’s
Justice
Grants
Administration,
which
managed
all
federal
juvenile
and
criminal
justice
grants
for
the
District.
Josh
received
his
BA
in
psychology
from
Duke
University
and
his
MPA
from
Princeton
University.
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