Found 23 matches.
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The Comeback States: Reducing Juvenile Incarceration in the United States - NJJN, TPPF
Tags: California | Connecticut | Illinois | Missouri | New York | Ohio | Texas | Washington | Wisconsin | National | Deinstitutionalization | NJJN Publications
Nine "comeback states" are featured for their dramatic reversal of youth incarceration rates in the past decade and for adopting policies that will promote further reductions.
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The Bridge to Somewhere: How Research Made its Way into Legislative Juvenile Justice Reform in Ohio
Tags: Ohio | General System Reform | Reports
In 2011, Ohio passed landmark legislation for juvenile justice reforms based on an understanding of evidence-based practices and adolescent development research. This achievement was the result of a collaborative policy change model -- the case study is offers guidance to other states.
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In re C.P., Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-1446
Tags: Ohio | Sex Offender Registries | Court Decisions and Related Documents
Automatic, lifelong registration and notification requirements of R.C. 2152.86 violate due process and prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment for juvenile sex offenders tried within juvenile system.
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Ohio Supreme Court: In re C.P.
Tags: Ohio | Sex Offender Registries | Court Decisions and Related Documents
The Ohio Supreme Court found Ohio's statute requiring automatic sex offender registration and notifications for juveniles unconstitutional.
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Transfer of Juveniles to Criminal Court is Not Correlated with Falling Youth Violence
Tags: Arizona | California | Florida | Ohio | Oregon | Washington | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
Jeffrey Butts of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice points out that the increase in juvenile transfers to adult court is not correlated with the fall in youth violence seen over the past six years.
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Ohio Supreme Court Rules State’s Implementation of the Adam Walsh Act Cannot Be Applied Retroactively, State v. Williams, 129 Ohio St.3d 344 (2011)
Tags: Ohio | Collateral Consequences | Sex Offender Registries | Court Decisions and Related Documents
In July 2011, the Supreme Court of Ohio addressed S.B. 10 (the state’s attempt to comply with the federal Adam Walsh Act), finding that the registration duties imposed by S.B. 10 amount to punishment, and therefore cannot be constitutionally applied retroactively.
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Bringing Youth Home: A National Movement to Increase Public Safety, Rehabilitate Youth and Save Money, National Juvenile Justice Network
Tags: Alabama | California | District of Columbia | Florida | Kansas | New York | Ohio | Texas | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Crime Data and Statistics | Deinstitutionalization | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Reports | NJJN Publications
Report highlighting positive news stemming from and of interest to budget conscious and public safety-minded states. The publication includes examples of states that reduced their juvenile facility populations and are now not only reaping the rewards of newfound funds that can be directed into more effective community-based services for youth, but are also seeing a better return on their investment in terms of juvenile rehabilitation and public safety.
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Ohio Reforms Sentencing for Juveniles, Ohio, H.B. 86
Tags: Ohio | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Legislation
A bill that: * explicitly supports research-informed, outcome-based programs and services; * allows judges to consider early release opportunities throughout a youth's commitment, including juveniles serving mandatory sentences; * revises mandatory sentencing guidelines for youth to allow for judicial discretion in instances where the youth was not the main actor; * adopts uniform competency standards for all delinquency proceedings; * establishes a reverse waiver provision that makes is possible for young people automatically transferred to adult court to return to juvenile court; and * creates a temporary interagency task force to make recommendations to the legislature for addressing the needs of delinquent youth with significant mental health issues.
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Ohio Passes Juvenile Sentencing Reform Bill, H.B. 86
Tags: Ohio | General System Reform | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Youth in the Adult System | Legislation
Ohio’s new juvenile sentencing reform bill explicitly supports research-informed, outcome-based programs and services; allows judges to consider early release opportunities throughout a youth’s commitment, including youth serving mandatory sentences; revises mandatory sentencing guidelines for youth to allow for judicial discretion in instances where the youth was not the main actor; adopts uniform competency standards for all delinquency proceedings; establishes a reverse waiver provision that makes it possible for young people automatically transferred to adult court to return to juvenile court at the discretion of the judge; and creates a temporary interagency task force to make recommendations to the legislature for addressing the needs of delinquent youth with significant mental health issues.
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Ohio Supreme Court Protects Young Children Charged with Certain Sex Offenses, In re D.B., 129 Ohio St.3d 104 (2011)
Tags: Ohio | Collateral Consequences | Sex Offender Registries | Court Decisions and Related Documents
In June 2011, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a decision protecting young children from certain sex offender laws. Ohio’s statutory rape law can no longer be applied to children under the age of 13 who engage in sexual conduct with other children under the age of 13.
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Ohio Supreme Court Finds State’s Implementation of the Adam Walsh Act Unconstitutional, State v. Bodyke, 126 Ohio St.3d 266 (2010)
Tags: Ohio | Collateral Consequences | Sex Offender Registries | Court Decisions and Related Documents
In June 2010, the Supreme Court of Ohio declared that the retroactive reclassification of sex offenders under Ohio’s S.B. 10 (the state’s attempt to comply with the federal Adam Walsh Act) is an unconstitutional violation of separation of powers, when the registrant (adult or juvenile) had previously been classified by a court order.
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State v. Spangler, 2009-Ohio-3178, Ohio Appellate Court
Tags: Ohio | Sex Offender Registries | Court Decisions and Related Documents
Ohio appellate court opinion finding the state's implementation of the Adam Walsh Act to be unconstitutional.
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Family Meeting and Advocacy Day Summary, Voices for Ohio's Children
Tags: Ohio | Family and Youth Involvement | Reports
Summary of advocacy day during which families talked with the Ohio Department of Youth Services leadership team about their concerns: lack of transportation; need for local advocacy for juvenile court issues; poor communication with personnel; too few and too limited educational opportunities; and medical care.
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Ohio's Family and Youth Guide: The Family Guide to the Juvenile Justice System in Ohio, Voices for Ohio's Children
Tags: Ohio | Family and Youth Involvement | Reports
Guide reviewing juvenile court process, transfer to adult court, enhanced sentences, juvenile sex offenders, juvenile correctional facilities, and parole.
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Adam Walsh Act and Ohio Senate Bill 10: Effects on Children Adjudicated for Sex Offenses, Office of the Ohio Public Defender
Tags: Ohio | Sex Offender Registries | Reports
Brief explaining act in which juvenile sex offenders aged 14-17 will be classified as sex offenders and required to register this sex offender status.
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Tremaine Evans v. State of Ohio, Case No. CV-08 646797
Tags: Ohio | Sex Offender Registries | Court Decisions and Related Documents
Trial court opinion finding that Ohio's Adam Walsh Act is unconstitutional.
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Ohio Settlement Agreement to Improve Conditions in Juvenile Prisons, S.H. v. Stickrath, Case number 2: 04-CV-1206
Tags: Ohio | Institutional Conditions | Court Decisions and Related Documents
The state of Ohio and Ohio Department of Youth Services settled a class action lawsuit by agreeing to widespread system reform.
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Juvenile Justice Reform on Track in Ohio: Class Action Settlement Filed, Press Release, Ohio Department of Youth Services and Gerhardstein and Branch
Tags: Ohio | General System Reform | Institutional Conditions | Reports
Press release announcing settlement of S.H. v. Stickrath class action lawsuit in Ohio.
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Framework for Transforming the Juvenile Justice System, Voices for Ohio's Children
Tags: Ohio | General System Reform | Reports
Report articulates the vision of the Ohio Juvenile Justice Initiative, including a proposed list of characteristics identified as essential to achieving an effective Ohio Department of Youth Services continuum of care: accountability; qualified staff; safe environment; overarching comprehensive system; smaller regional facilities; effective and consistent admissions and screening, and ongoing assessments; engagement of families; appropriate discipline and intervention strategies; and others.
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What Will it Cost States to Comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act?, Justice Policy Institute
Tags: Federal | Ohio | Virginia | Sex Offender Registries | Reports
Report providing a chart that shows that for all states, the first-year cost of implementing SORNA outweighs the cost of losing 10 percent of the state's Byrne Grant money (the consequence of not complying with SORNA by July 2009). The sheet also gives detailed information on the cost analyses performed by Ohio and Virginia.
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In re C.S., Ohio, 115 Ohio St. 3d 267
Tags: Ohio | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Court Decisions and Related Documents
Ohio Supreme Court decision requiring a juvenile to be counseled by a parent, guardian, or custodian and an attorney before waiving the right to counsel.
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Evaluation of Ohio’s Reclaim Funded Programs, Community Correctional Facilities, and DYS Facilities: Cost-Benefit Analysis Supplemental Report
Tags: Ohio | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
A supplemental cost-benefit analysis of RECLAIM Ohio, from November 2005.
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Evaluation of Ohio’s Reclaim Funded Programs, Community, Corrections Facilities, and DYS Facilities
Tags: Ohio | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
Recidivism report on RECLAIM Ohio, from August 2005.