Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
555 W. Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-284-0580
Fax: 608-284-0583
Website: www.wccf.org
Ken Taylor, Executive Director
Phone: 608-284-0580 x316
Email: ktaylor@wccf.org
Twitter: @wiskids
Organization Profile
The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF) is an independent, multi-issue child advocacy organization, founded in 1881, that promotes the well being of children and families in Wisconsin. Through a combination of research, policy analysis, coalition building, and public education, WCCF advocates for effective and efficient health, education, and human service delivery systems – particularly for disadvantaged children and their families.
WCCF has a strong commitment to research as a way to increase public understanding of the importance of balanced approaches to public policy and is recognized as an independent source of analysis and public policy materials. Along with economic security and health, WCCF prioritizes the developmentally appropriate treatment of juveniles in the justice system to ensure better results for kids and families.
Locale: Wisconsin
Found 31 matches.
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Youth Justice Reform Roundup | April 2016
News, events, and resources from the filed of youth justice reform - April 2016.
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When We Lock Kids Up, What Exactly are We Sentencing Them to?
NJJN's director pens a passionate op-ed detailing recent tragedies of kids abused or who died in secure custody and argues for a radical change to our approach for youth in trouble with the law.
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Youth Justice Job Announcements | December 18, 2015
Employment opportunities in the field of youth justice reform.
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Youth Justice Reform Roundup | October 2015
News, events, and resources in the field of youth justice reform, October 2015.
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Youth Justice Reform Roundup | May 2015
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First, Do No Harm: Reducing Youth Institutionalization
Celebrating 10 years of progress advocates have made in reducing youth incarceration in the juvenile justice system -- and pointing the way for the next decade.
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The Comeback and Coming-from-Behind States: An Update on Youth Incarceration in the United States
Tags: California | Connecticut | Illinois | Missouri | Mississippi | Nebraska | New York | Ohio | South Dakota | Texas | Washington | Wisconsin | Wyoming | National | Deinstitutionalization | NJJN Publications
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E-Newsletter - States of Reform: Four Recent Advances | November 15, 2013
NJJN's e-newsletter from November 15, 2013.
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E-Newsletter: NJJN Member Leads Push to Raise Age in WI | November 1, 2013
Download NJJN's Nov. 1 e-newsletter!
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NJJN Member Leads Push to Raise the Age in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families is hard at work pushing a state bill that would raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to eighteen in Wisconsin.
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The Comeback States: Reducing Juvenile Incarceration in the United States - NJJN, TPPF
Tags: California | Connecticut | Illinois | Mississippi | 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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E-Newsletter: New York Brings Youth Home
New York overhauls its juvenile justice system; Wisconsin proposes to move 17-year-olds to juvenile court; the Supreme Court hears arguments on sentencing kids to die in prison; our Missouri member makes strides on disproportionate minority contact. Plus, take our quick poll on juvenile justice information online!
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Wisconsin Introduces Raise-the-Age Bill
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The State of Juvenile Justice: What Do We Really Know
Tags: Wisconsin | General System Reform | Reports
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Police-School Resource Program Presentation, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, July 25, 2011
Tags: Wisconsin | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Presentations
Working with the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change initiative, Outagamie County officials introduced reforms aimed at reducing disorderly conduct arrests in the county’s public schools. The Police-School Resource Program aims to prevent youth from entering the juvenile justice system by linking them with services and supports that address disruptive behavior.
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State v. Ninham, Oral Argument, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Tags: Wisconsin | Life Without Parole and Parole Issues | Court Decisions and Related Documents
Video of oral arguments in a case held in abeyance pending the outcome of Graham v. Florida. Case examines whether the life sentence handed down to a boy convicted of first-degree intentional homicide that was committed when he was 14 years old constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative argues the unconstitutionality of a life without parole sentence for someone so young.
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Strengthening Interagency Partnerships for Safe Schools: A Training Initiative to Reduce Suspensions, Expulsions, and Arrests Through Positive Youth Development Approaches, Fox Valley Technical College, Criminal Justice Center for Innovation, Wisconsin Sc
Tags: Wisconsin | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
Wisconsin’s Rock, Kenosha, and Outagamie Counties worked with Fox Valley Technical College to create a curriculum for School Resource Officers (SROs). The curriculum—developed through the counties’ work with the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change initiative—aims to train SROs in alternatives to school-based arrest, and includes information on adolescent brain development, de-escalation techniques, over-criminalization of common youth behavior, the effects of an arrest in school, Motivational Interviewing, and other relevant topics.
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Wisconsin Improves Data Sharing in Order to Increase Effective Detention Screening, S.B. 375
Tags: Wisconsin | Risk Assessment and Screening | Legislation
A Wisconsin law allows detention intake workers access to prior adjudication histories in order to make more appropriate detention decisions.
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The Adam Walsh Act and Wisconsin: One-Size-Fits-All Registration Does Not Fit Everyone, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Tags: Wisconsin | Sex Offender Registries | Reports
Brief about the potential impact of the Adam Walsh Act in Wisconsin.
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Returning 17-Year-Olds to the Juvenile Justice System: A Smart Choice for Our Communities and Our Youth, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Tags: Wisconsin | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
Report detailing a measure to return 17-year-olds to the original jurisdiction of the juvenile court
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Statement Related to Wisconsin's Age of Adult Criminal Responsibility, Governor's Juvenile Justice Commission
Tags: Wisconsin | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
Wisconsin Governor's Juvenile Justice Commission unanimously endorsed returning 17-year-olds to the juvenile justice system. In its statement, the Commission cites research on brain development, evidence-based practices, and lower recidivism rates for 17-year-olds kept in the juvenile justice system.
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Risking Their Futures: Why Trying Nonviolent 17-Year-Olds as Adults Is Bad Policy for Wisconsin, Wendy Henderson, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Tags: Wisconsin | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
Report analyzing the results of a Wisconsin Council on Children and Families study of 1,000 17-year-old offenders in the adult criminal justice system in the state. The results strongly suggest a policy change.
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Governor's Commission Recommends Returning 17-Year-Olds to Juvenile Jurisdiction, Commission on Reducing Racial Disparities in the Wisconsin Justice System
Tags: Wisconsin | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
The Commission links the overrepresentation of minority youth to current juvenile justice policies and recommends returning 17-year-olds to the original jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
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Legislative Audit Report Finds Higher Recidivism Rates for 17-Year-Olds in Adult System, Wisconsin, Legislative Audit Bureau Report
Tags: Wisconsin | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
Report finding that 17-year-olds in the adult system have higher recidivism rates than both youth in the juvenile system and adults in the prison system.
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Testimony to Governor's Commission on Reducing Racial Disparities, Wendy Henderson, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Tags: Wisconsin | Youth in the Adult System | Testimony
Testimony discussing racial and ethnic disparities in the context of trying youth as adults. Henderson recommends that the legislature return 17-year-olds to the juvenile justice system and require data collection by race and age at all points in the justice system.
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Racial Disparities in Juvenile Justice: Disproportionate Minority Confinement in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Tags: Wisconsin | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Reports
Paper based on interview with Racine County Human Services revealing the efforts in Wisconsin to reduce DMC (only 21% of youth in Wisconsin are minorities, but they represent 63.5% of youth in juvenile justice facilities).
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Rethinking the Juvenile in Juvenile Justice, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Tags: Wisconsin | Brain and Adolescent Development | Reports
Report analyzing the most recent findings on adolescent brain development, along with the practical implications for the justice system. The report includes policy recommendations to address community safety while also taking into account the developmentally appropriate treatment of adolescents in legal trouble.
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Testimony in Support of Raising Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction to 18, Presented to the Wisconsin Legislature by Elizabeth Clarke, Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative
Tags: Illinois | Wisconsin | Youth in the Adult System | Testimony
Testimony supporting Wisconsin's efforts to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction, highlighting research, U.S. Supreme Court findings in Roper v. Simmons, national and international consensus, and the national movement to raise the age in states where the age of juvenile jurisdiction is still below 18.
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Testimony Against Wisconsin A.B. 99, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Tags: Wisconsin | Confidentiality | Sex Offender Registries | Reports
Testimony of Wendy Paget, calling for judicial review of any dissemination of juvenile records for sex offender registries.
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Action Alert on Wisconsin A.B. 99, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Tags: Wisconsin | Confidentiality | Sex Offender Registries | Reports
Action alert against a bill that would allow a sheriff or police to release information from the juvenile sex offender registry if they believe it is in the best interest of the public to receive this information. Alert states that juvenile records should remain sealed, with only judges able to determine the scope of dissemination of juvenile sex offender registry information.
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Wisconsin's Legislature's Fiscal Estimate of Changing Adult Jurisdiction from 16 to 18, Wisconsin Department of Administration
Tags: Wisconsin | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
Wisconsin legislature's fiscal estimate of raising the age of adult jurisdiction to 18 finds that there will be no state fiscal effect.