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Georgia Passes Sweeping Revision of Juvenile Code
News Articles May 16, 2013
One of NJJN's member organizations, JUSTGeorgia, had a huge victory this month when Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed HB 242—a complete rewrite of Georgia's juvenile code—into law. The ...
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Juvenile Justice Reform Roundup | May 16, 2013
News Articles May 16, 2013
Publications In Juvenile Justice Reform, In Case You Missed Them: The National Juvenile Defender Center released its report "Missouri: Justice Rationed: An Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quali...
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Webinar: How to Calculate the Average Costs of Detaining a Youth
News Articles May 9, 2013
Do you know what it costs to detain a youth in your community? Do policymakers? Advocates and system stakeholders frequently lack complete and accurate cost data that could give them a fuller understa...
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Doing it Right: Risk Assessment in Juvenile Justice - an NJJN Webinar
News Articles April 25, 2013
Recorded: April 25, 2013 When your juvenile justice system puts youth on probation, does it assess them for risk? If so, do staff know how to use these assessments effectively? Or do the assessment...
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New Juvenile Justice Hub to Fill Information Gap
News Articles April 24, 2013
Website Meant for Juvenile Justice Professionals, Advocates, Policymakers, and Journalists The National Juvenile Justice Network and its partner, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJI...
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Safe Schools Takes More Than Armed Guards
News Articles NJJN April 5, 2013
Why We Don’t Want the NRA Handling School Safety CONTACT Benjamin Chambers202-467-0864 x556 chambers AT njjn.org Sarah Bryer202-714-1162 (cell) (Washington, DC) The N...
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Webinar: Federal Civil Rights Approaches To School Discipline Reform
News Articles NJJN March 28, 2013
EXAMINING THE RECENT PALM BEACH COUNTY AGREEMENT RECORDED APRIL 9, 2013 Are you a juvenile justice reform advocate? In this webinar with Zoe Savitsky (see right), Trial Attorney in the Edu...
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E-Newsletter: IL Commissioners Say 17-Year-Olds Should Be in Juvenile Court
News Articles March 8, 2013
Download the March 8, 2013 issue of our e-newsletter on juvenile justice reform in its entirety (PDF). Here's what's in it: IL: Commission Recommends Moving all 17-Year-Olds into Juvenile Court NJ...
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Youth Confinement at 35-Year Low: Three Reports on Reform
News Articles February 28, 2013
Download our special bulletin announcing three important reports on juvenile justice reform (PDF). Here's what's in it: New KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot on Juvenile Incarceration. While the United Stat...
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E-Newsletter: Michigan Judge Strikes Down Intolerable Miscarriage of Justice
News Articles February 9, 2013
Download the February 8, 2013 issue of our e-newsletter on juvenile justice reform in its entirety (PDF). Here's what's in it: Michigan Judge Says ALL Youth Deserve Chance at Parole NJJN Applauds ...
