Found 19 matches.
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Improving Outcomes for Justice-Involved Youth Through Structured Decision-Making and Diversion
Tags: Federal | Virginia | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Deinstitutionalization | General System Reform | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Risk Assessment and Screening | Restorative Justice | Evidence-Based Practices | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Reports | Research | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
This issue brief by the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University reviews research on the structured decision-making process and diversion, including the use of risk and needs assessment tools and dispositional matrices. It also has a focus on how these tools can improve the effectiveness of juvenile diversion programming. Moving from research to practice, this brief further highlights some of the recent reform efforts in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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D.C. OAG Restorative Justice Program Slides
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NJJN Restorative Justice Webinar Slides
Tags: International | Restorative Justice
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Proposed IL Supreme Court Rule on Confidentiality
Tags: Illinois | Restorative Justice
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Proposed IL Supreme Court Rule on Confidentiality
Tags: Illinois | Restorative Justice
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Putting Justice in North Carolina’s Juvenile System
Tags: North Carolina | Family and Youth Involvement | General System Reform | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Youth in the Adult System | Restorative Justice | Reports | Research | Member Publications
This report by the Youth Justice Project Southern Coalition for Social Justice shows the number and statistics of youths entering the adult court system at an early age. It mentions the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act, that, beginning in December 2019, will no longer automatically charge all 16- and 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal system. However, the report further explain the existence of problems in the juvenile justice system that should be improved to treat youths fairly without compromising public safety.
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Juvenile InJustice: Charging Youth as Adults is Ineffective, Biased, and Harmful
Tags: California | Brain and Adolescent Development | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Youth in the Adult System | Restorative Justice | Evidence-Based Practices | Reports | Research | Member Publications
A collaboration of formerly incarcerated youth and their families. Shows the harmful effects and provides recommendations for restorative justice-oriented solutions to improve health outcomes.
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Seattle and King County leaders oppose youth detention center
Tags: Washington | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Public Opinion and Messaging | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Restorative Justice | Media | Reports
The proposal to build Children and Family Justice Center (CFJC) in Seattle’s Central District must be redesigned to achieve ending the school-to-prison pipeline and ensure children and families in crisis are served with a model justice system.
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A stolen cellphone, then an odyssey through Maryland's juvenile justice system
Tags: Maryland | Aftercare/Reentry | Brain and Adolescent Development | Collateral Consequences | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Detention | Family and Youth Involvement | Institutional Conditions | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Prevention | Victims | Restorative Justice | Correctional Education | Media | Reports
A thirteen year old boy was with a group of boys who had stolen a cell phone. The counsellors and attorney argued that restorative action be administered as a best outcome. The Judge disagreed and ordered a 90 day term in a juvenile detention.
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Indiana Child Re-sentenced for Murder: A sign of Juvenile Justice Reform?
Tags: Federal | Indiana | General System Reform | Youth in the Adult System | Restorative Justice | Media
An article about the shift in American juvenile Justices systems as child advocates calls for restorative justice to better keep children out of the adult system. This includes the passage of Paul's Law.
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Stemming the Rising Tide: Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Youth Incarceration and Strategies for Change (Burns Institute)
Tags: National | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Deinstitutionalization | Detention | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Youth in the Adult System | Restorative Justice | Reports | Partner Publications
Report from Burns Institute documenting racial disparities trends in the juvenile justice system and recommending strategies to address the roots of racial inequities and allow youth of color a chance at restorative justice and greater well being.
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A House Divided No More: Common Cause for Juvenile Justice Advocates, Victim Advocates, and Communities
Tags: National | General System Reform | Victims | Restorative Justice | NJJN Publications
This policy paper argues for ending the divide between youth justice reformers and crime victims' advocates; explores the false divide between "offenders" and "victims" and other misperceptions about who is most often harmed by crime, and how to hold youth accountable in age-appropriate ways while doing a better job of serving the people they have harmed.
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Restorative Practices: Fostering Healthy Relationships & Promoting Positive Discipline in Schools
Tags: National | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Restorative Justice | Research | Web-Based Tools
The Advancement Project's toolkit for implementing restorative practices in the classroom.
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We're In It for the Long Haul: Alternatives to Incarceration for Youth in Trouble with the Law
Tags: Illinois | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Restorative Justice | Reports
This article, written by Project NIA, describes and assesses numerous alternative programs in operation in Chicago that seek to divert youth from the juvenile justice system.
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Pilot Program Allows Youth to Request Restorative Justice Programs, H.B. 1254/Act No. 341
Tags: Colorado | Restorative Justice | Legislation
Colorado took steps to expand restorative justice programs by creating a pilot project for in four judicial districts. Prior to the passage of this bill, restorative justice programs were used only at the request of the victim. Now, people convicted of a crime, youth who are adjudicated delinquent, or district attorneys may initiate restorative justice programs in certain circumstances. Youth may request restorative justice programs prior to the filing of a petition or in delinquency court. The law also established a restorative justice coordinating council to collect information regarding current programs and practices and develop a uniform restorative justice satisfaction evaluation. The council surveyed 20 restorative justice programs and found that 88 percent of restorative justice participants are under 18 years of age and the average success rate of all participants is 90 percent. H.B. 1254/Act No. 341, signed into law May 28, 2013, effective August 7, 2013.
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More Youth Become Eligible for Restorative Justice in Hawaii, S.B. 61
Tags: Hawaii | Restorative Justice | Legislation
Some youth in Hawaii are eligible for “informal adjustment,” a non-judicial termination of a referral to court that is allowed when a youth admits responsibility for an alleged offense and, with his or her parents, agrees to forgo a hearing and conclude the matter administratively. Now, thanks to new legislation, youth undergoing informal adjustment may partake in restorative justice programs. Restorative justice programs—which are not available to youth who are processed formally in the juvenile justice system—may be used in concert with other treatment options or services, such as drug treatment, anger management, or counseling. S.B. 61/Act No. 2013-62, signed into law and effective April 30, 2013.
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Colorado Eliminates Zero Tolerance and Mandatory Expulsions, H.B. 1345/Act No. 188
Tags: Colorado | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Restorative Justice | Legislation
An amendment to the Public School Finance Act eliminated zero tolerance policies and mandatory expulsions in Colorado. The amendment mandates that school discipline policies include interventions that reduce suspensions, expulsions, and referrals to the justice system and law enforcement, with a focus on prevention, intervention, restorative justice, peer mediation, or counseling. The law also establishes graduated sanctions for students who engage in disruptive behavior and mandates training for school resource officers. Schools and law enforcement agencies must collect data, including total school enrollment, average daily attendance rates, dropout rates, average class size, school bullying policies, and conduct and discipline code violations; the data is to be made available to the public upon request. H.B. 1345/Act No. 188, signed into law and effective May 19, 2012.
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Washington Encourages Use of Restorative Justice Programs for Diverted Youth, H.B. 1775
Tags: Washington | Restorative Justice | Legislation
In order to encourage better utilization of restorative justice alternatives, which had not been commonly used by diversion boards, Washington State added the term “restorative justice programs” to the list of programs to which youth can be referred when they are diverted from prosecution. H.B. 1775/Act No. 201, signed into law March 30, 2012; effective June 7, 2012.
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Improving School Climate: Findings From Schools Implementing Restorative Practices
Tags: International | Pennsylvania | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Restorative Justice | Reports | Research | Fact Sheets and Briefs
Restorative justice has the potential to transform the way schools, communities, and the criminal justice system respond to disruptive student behavior and violence.These findings are composed of excerpts from articles, as well as disciplinary data from individual schools and school districts, that give a snapshot of how restorative practices are being implemented and its effects.
