As you may know, NJJN recently released the latest edition of “Advances in Juvenile Justice Reform,” a 63-page report documenting positive changes in the way states and local jurisdictions handle teens and kids in trouble with the law. It’s an invaluable resource for advocates, policymakers, legislators, system stakeholders, and journalists working on juvenile justice issues.
What you may not know: in addition to capsule summaries of reforms in 24 policy categories, you can study the legislation, policy language, or resources related to specific reforms by visiting the NJJN website at www.njjn.org. There, you can browse the reforms by subject or by state, and download relevant resources to use as inspiration or as models. Contact information for NJJN member organizations — who were intimately involved in many of the reforms listed in the report — is also available.
In addition, Advances was covered in three prominent places:
- Jim Moeser (WI), Co-Chair of NJJN, blogged about the importance of advocates — the “mystery ingredient” — to juvenile justice reform —on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange's website.
- Abby Anderson (CT), Co-Chair of NJJN, also wrote about the power of advocacy in, “Juvenile Justice Reform: In Praise of the Squeaky Wheel,” a blog post she did for the Youth Transition Funders Group.
- Reclaiming Futures interviewed NJJN Director Sarah Bryer about Advances in Juvenile Justice Reform: 2009-2011 — focusing on why the document matters, and how it can be used by different audiences.
Be sure to share all three links with your audiences — including policymakers, funders and media partners. (Don’t be shy about pointing out any advances you can take credit for, either!)
» Browse the Online Edition of Advances in Juvenile Justice Reform: 2009-2011.