Transforming Juvenile Justice Systems to Improve Public Safety and Youth Outcomes
This publication from the CSG Justice Center and the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy provides a roadmap of six innovative strategies that states and localities can follow to make sweeping changes to their juvenile justice systems. Facing stubbornly high recidivism rates and limited resources, juvenile justice systems need to reconsider foundational questions regarding who is supervised and served by the system; how those youth are supervised and served; and to what extent agencies and individuals are held accountable for system performance. To begin tackling these questions, the CSG Justice Center and CJJR conducted interviews and focus groups with nearly 50 researchers, national experts, and system leaders to identify innovative ideas for building upon recent system improvements by reorienting juvenile justice systems to improve public safety and outcomes for youth.
On October 12, 2022, the Iowa Oversight Committee on Justice Reinvestment met for the third and final time…
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The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice…
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The Stepping Up partners have released a new resource, the Set, Measure, Achieve Progress Survey, for counties interested…
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Iowa Oversight Committee on Justice Reinvestment Reviews Final Results of Assessment of Pandemic-Related Changes
On October 12, 2022, the Iowa Oversight Committee on Justice Reinvestment met for the third and final time to review the results and data-driven recommendations from a comprehensive supervision assessment.
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Three Counties Receive In-Depth Assistance to Improve Crisis and Diversion Strategies
The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance with technical assistance from the CSG Justice Center, facilitates collaboration among the criminal justice, juvenile justice, and mental health and substance use treatment systems to better serve people with mental illnesses and increase public safety.
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New Tool for Counties to Assess Their Set, Measure, Achieve Progress
The Stepping Up partners have released a new resource, the Set, Measure, Achieve Progress Survey, for counties interested in tracking and sharing progress toward their goals for Set, Measure, Achieve, the Stepping Up initiative’s latest call to action.
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Rhode Island Domestic Violence Executive Working Group Meets to Discuss Analysis of Community Service Responses
After launching a bipartisan, interbranch effort to improve domestic violence responses earlier this year, Rhode Island’s first meeting of the Governor’s Domestic Violence Executive Working Group occurred on October 24, 2022. CSG Justice Center staff presented findings from an analysis of community service responses to domestic violence.
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This Giving Tuesday, Help Us Break the Cycle of Incarceration, Uphold Justice, and Offer Second Chances
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center wishes everyone a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season. As you decide what causes to support for Giving Tuesday on November 29, please consider giving to the CSG Justice Center.
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