WHAT IS STRENGTH-BASED MEASUREMENT? A Landscape Scan includes background on the movement toward adopting more strength-based approaches in the field of psychology. Traditionally, researchers have focused on the negative forces youth face. This is a holdover from health research, built around mitigating … Read More
Juvenile Justice
Learn The Basics Of Juvenile Justice
UNDERSTANDING JUVENILE JUSTICE JUVENILE DETENTION DIVERSION, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND YOUTH PROBATION READ MORE
Exploring the Effects of Maltreatment and Child Welfare System Experiences on Juvenile Justice Involvement
This dissertation examines the effect of maltreatment and child welfare experiences on juvenile justice involvement. Using a broad sample of youth who have been involved with probation and the advanced causal inference method of Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimation (TMLE) and … Read More
Promising Practice: Pre-Arraignment Diversion for Emerging Adults
Executive Summary In this report, we collate a set of promising practices to support the implementation of pre-arraignment diversion programs for emerging adults. Emerging adults are roughly between 18-25 years of age and are uniquely situated between the developmental stages … 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
Application Call: Join Casey’s Juvenile Justice Applied Leadership Network
ABOUT ALN ALN is rooted in Casey’s Results Count® leadership development approach and seeks to equip leaders with the skills and strategies needed to advance powerful, measurable and equitable results on behalf of young people who are facing steep barriers to success. The program’s … Read More
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children© (NCMEC), serves as an information clearinghouse and national resource center on issues related to victims, missing and exploited children and operates a national toll-free hotline. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention … Read More
CBCAP 101: Intro to Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs
The Safe Start Center, ABA Center on Children and the Law, and the Child and Family Policy Associates recently released a new resource, Victimization and Trauma Experienced by Children and Youth: Implications for Legal Advocates. In this resource, you’ll find: Information … Read More
Victimization and Trauma Experience by Children and Youth: Implications for Legal Advocates
The Safe Start Center, ABA Center on Children and the Law, and the Child and Family Policy Associates recently released a new resource, Victimization and Trauma Experienced by Children and Youth: Implications for Legal Advocates. In this resource, you’ll find: Information about the prevalence and impact … Read More
Juvenile Justice Resource Hub Adds Racial-Ethnic Fairness Section
Juvenile Justice Resource Hub Adds Racial-Ethnic Fairness Section Developed by the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange and the National Juvenile Justice Network with support from the MacArthur Foundation, the Juvenile Justice Resource Hub provides timely research and information on juvenile justice issues and trends. In addition to sections on mental … Read More