Blog: jjie

[VIDEO] Community-Based Alternatives for Kids in Trouble with the Law

By David Backes, October 16 2013

A new video from JJIE's Juvenile Justice Resource Hub explains how community-based alternatives can be more cost-effective and have better outcomes for teens than incarceration. Via the video:

All kids make mistakes; some get in trouble with the law. Instead of having a chance to learn from their actions, though, they're often sent to costly, dangerous facilities that make them more likely to commit new crimes.
What else can we do? Plenty. Many cost-effective program options, known as "community-based alternatives," have already been developed and tested that serve youth safely in the community instead of incarcerating them in jail-like facilities. Many alternatives have also been developed to divert youth from almost any point in the juvenile justice system.

Topics: Community Engagement, jjie, Juvenile Justice Reform, No bio box, Video

Free Drug Facts Webinar October 29; News Roundup

By Lori Howell, October 11 2013

Juvenile Justice Reform

  • Justice Department Pushes New Thinking on Kids and Crime (npr.org)
    Robert L. Listenbee, administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, advocates for understanding adolescent brain development to stop what experts describe as a "school-to-prison pipeline."
  • Bipartisan Support for Criminal Justice Reform (vera.org)
    The current moment of government shutdown might seem the antithesis to bipartisanship. But one area in which bipartisanship is in evidence might offer some hope: criminal justice reform.
  • Nearly Half of U.S. States Enact Juvenile Justice Reforms (jjie.org)
    A new report from the Washington-based Campaign for Youth Justice finds that nearly half of U.S. states have made great strides in the past eight years toward reducing the prosecution of juveniles in the adult criminal justice system or preventing youths from being placed in adult jails and prisons.

Topics: Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment, jjie, Juvenile Justice Reform, listenbee, NIDA, No bio box, Reclaiming Futures, Webinar