With significant increases in Louisiana’s truancy rate and the number of children entering foster care and the juvenile delinquency system, the Office of the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet and the Pelican Center for Children and Families sounded a call to action … Read More
Juvenile Court
Transforming Juvenile Justice Through Strategic Financing
Juvenile justice systems in the United States—responsible for addressing legal violations by youth under a certain age (typically age 18)—operate under a variety of complex financial structures that reflect an interplay of federal, state, and local policies. These systems rely … Read More
NDAA Juvenile Prosecution Principles and Guidelines
Purpose These policy positions were developed to strengthen and support the work of juvenile prosecution. They are designed to be read in conjunction with NDAA’s National Prosecution Standards, Fourth Edition (2023), Section V, Juvenile Justice. While every state has its … Read More
Child Welfare Law Career Guide
Introduction From the moment a child is removed from their parents and placed in foster care, everything is at stake — their home, school, community, and relationships with family and friends . Although the child welfare system was designed to … Read More
Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Though the number of youth confined nationwide has declined significantly over the past two decades, our country still incarcerates far too many young people. It does so despite overwhelming evidence showing that incarceration is an ineffective strategy for … Read More
Seeing What’s Underneath: A Resource for Understanding Behavior and Using Language in Juvenile Court
Juvenile court can be a stressful environment— for everyone. But for court-involved youth, it can also be embarrassing, confusing, and traumatic. Youth may fail to meet adults’ expectations to be respectful and compliant or to show empathy and remorse. Youth … Read More
Models for Change
Models for Change is a long-term, $100 million investment in more fair, rational, effective and developmentally appropriate approaches to juvenile justice. The MacArthur Foundation began making grants to organizations in the juvenile justice field in 1996, following years of harsh … Read More
NCTSN Bench Card for Juvenile Court Judges: Newcomer Immigrant Youth in Juvenile Justice Court Proceedings – A Trauma-Informed Approach
Provides judges with information they need to know about newcomer immigrant youth and trauma. This bench card offers useful questions and guidelines to help make decisions based on the specific needs of newcomer immigrant youth.
Published in 2019 … Read More