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Juvenile Justice and System Involved Youth

Working with Students in the Juvenile Justice and Social Services Systems

Meeting: 
Project Director Consortia March 2010
Date: 
March 17, 2010 - 9:15am - 10:30am

This break-out session discusses best practices and successful programs that provide support services to students who have found themselves in either the juvenile justice system or working with loc

The Keeper and the Kept: Reflections on Local Obstacles to Disparities Reduction in Juvenile Justice Systems and a Path to Change

Publisher: 
W. Haywood Burns Institute

This is the second in a series of reports that address the systemic problems involving juvenile justice systems.

Back on Track: Supporting Youth Reentry from Out-of-Home Placement to the Community

Publisher: 
The Sentencing Project

This policy brief addresses how best to support youth exiting formal custody of the juvenile justice system to the community.

Second Chance Act Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects

Funder: 
U.S. Department of Justice

The purpose of the grant is to provide support to enable state, local, and tribal governments to develop and implement comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed

Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity for Juvenile Treatment Drug Courts

Funder: 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

The purpose of this program is to expand and/or enhance substance abuse treatment services in “problem solving” courts which use the juvenile drug court model in order to provide alcohol and drug

Offender Reentry Program

Funder: 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2010 grants for the Offender Reentry Program (he

Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact: Preparation at the Local Level

Publisher: 
U. S. Department of Justice

This bulletin describes strategies that states and communities can use to reduce disproportionate minority contact with the juvenile justice system.

From Time Out to Hard Time: Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System

Publisher: 
The University of Texas at Austin

This report provides the first-ever comprehensive look at how the nation treats young children who commit serious crimes, analyzes the available data with regard to the transfer of young children t

Developing Safe Schools Parternships: Spotlight on Juvenile Justice and Mental Health

Publisher: 
Education Development Center

The Developing Safe Schools Partnerships series contains fact sheets that are intended for people who work collaboratively to develop safe schools.

Developing Safe Schools Partnerships: Spotlight on Juvenile Justice

Publisher: 
Education Development Center

The Developing Safe Schools Partnerships series contains fact sheets that are intended for people who work collaboratively to develop safe schools.