By Susan Richardson, July 17 2014
Vera Institute of Justice’s Center on Youth Justice will host a one-hour, free webinar on July 29 to outline the third module of its Toolkit for Status Offense System Reform -- a four-step guide to activating community-rooted solutions for troubled youth.
Like Reclaiming Futures, Vera’s Center on Youth Justice works with policymakers and practitioners to reduce the number of youths entering the justice system, turning instead to a community-based and family-focused approach. Youths who have committed status offenses, such as running away from home, skipping school or alcohol consumption, are most at-risk for entering the juvenile court and subject to entering detention centers.
This toolkit can help change this. This useful webinar will outline the third module in the toolkit: Planning and Implementing Status Offense System Change. We’ll also hear two case studies of successful system reform from two jurisdictions — Connecticut and Campbell County, KY— that will identify potential roadblocks and how to overcome them.
If you missed part one and two of the series, read up on previous modules in the toolkit:
- Structuring system change in order to lay a strong foundation with stakeholders.
- Using local information to guide system change that is data-drive and aligns with your jurisdiction’s unique needs.
Register here.
Updated: July 17 2014