Juvenile Justice
While youth incarceration rates have dropped dramatically over the past decade, most juvenile justice systems are not operating as effectively as possible. Our team works with communities across the country to adopt and more effectively implement policies and practices shown to reduce recidivism and improve other youth outcomes.
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Read MoreKey Staff
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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Deputy Division Director, Corrections and Reentry
Nina
Salomon
oversees
the
Improving
Outcomes
for
Youth
Statewide
Juvenile
Justice
Initiative,
supporting
states
to
develop,
adopt,
and
implement
legislative
reforms.
Nina
was
a
lead
author
of
the School
Discipline
Consensus
Report,
and
leads
the
organization's
efforts
to
improve
educational
outcomes
...
for
youth
involved
with
the
juvenile
justice
system.
Previously,
she
was
a
policy
advisor
at
EducationCounsel
LLC,
a
national
policy
and
legal
consulting
firm,
where
she
provided
assistance
to
clients
at
state
education
agencies,
school
districts,
and
national
organizations
to
advance
policy
change.
As
an
investment
associate
at
The
Chicago
Public
Education
Fund,
Nina
conducted
due
diligence
on
prospective
investments
and
managed
projects
to
ensure
they
achieved
performance
benchmarks.
She
also
conducted
research
and
wrote
policy
briefs
and
funding
guides
to
support
charter
schools
and
youth
development
programs
and
worked
in
government
relations
for
a
national
youth
development
organization.
Nina
earned
a
BA
in
political
science
from
The
George
Washington
University
and
an
MSEd
in
education
policy
from
the
University
of
Pennsylvania.
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