Sentences with phrase «from juvenile justice»

The Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) is conducting an intervention study with 130 13 - to 17 - year - old females with histories of chronic criminal behavior and mental health problems who are referred from the juvenile justice system.

This is an intervention study focusing on teenage girls referred from the juvenile justice system.

Assist children alleged to be delinquent or unruly and their families to access needed services identified with the assistance of a mental health and substance abuse screening conducted by the Juvenile Court Youth Service Officer or other juvenile court staff, thereby reducing recidivism and increasing diversion of children from the juvenile justice system.

Shifting CSEC cases from the juvenile justice system to the child welfare system provides exploited youth and their families with supportive services and programs not typically available through probation departments, including parenting skills programs and family reunification efforts.

An intervention with 13 - to 17 - year - old females with histories of chronic criminal behavior and mental health problems referred from the juvenile justice system.

STRIVE can be adapted for other at - risk populations and is currently being adapted for adolescents who are re-entering the community from the juvenile justice system.

Intervention outcomes for girls referred from juvenile justice: Effects on delinquency.

SRMs are a multidisciplinary approach to responding to youth with behavioral health needs and have been shown to effectively divert those youth away from the juvenile justice system.

With a non-adversarial, student - to - student philosophy at its core, Marin County youth courts have diverted more than 900 students from the juvenile justice system.

It's imported from the juvenile justice system, and is a tiered response to help educators distinguish really serious threats from the kind of typical adolescent poor judgement and use of words that are not legitimate threats.

Other presenters will address the usual wide range of topics, from the juvenile justice system to the pros and cons of living in a tiny house.

Not exact matches

The economic case that Educare advocates make is that the savings that result from having those children caught up in kindergarten rather than lagging behind — savings down the road in special education, juvenile justice, and social services — more than offset the cost of Educare.

At 1 p.m., Sens. Jeff Klein, Jesse Hamilton, Jose Peralta, Tony Avella, Diane Savino, Marisol Alcantara, joined by Akeem Browder and criminal justice advocates, will call on NYC to plan to remove juveniles from Rikers Island within a year as required by recently passed Raise the Age legislation, 250 Broadway, Manhattan.

Jettisoned from the budget talks, too, were discussions over juvenile justice reform and curtailing sexual assault on college campuses (funding for raising the age of criminal responsibility is still under discussion in the budget talks).

ALBANY, NY (05/28/2013)(readMedia)-- Just weeks after scathing reports about the abysmal failure of the Close to Home juvenile «reform» program diverting youthful offenders from state juvenile justice facilities to inadequate New York City based programs, the Cuomo administration is doubling down on bad policy and moving to close two more centers.

For juvenile offenders, the Cuomo - appointed Commission on Youth, Public Safety and Justice is recommending raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York from 16 to 18, shifting nonviolent offenses for those under 18 to family court, and keeping young people out of adult jails, WCBS 880's Paul Murnane reported.

It lays the groundwork for privatization of services for the developmentally disabled, and the state is walking away from its duty to protect public safety, by outsourcing juvenile justice.

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CITY HALL — Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to seize control of the state's troubled juvenile justice system was met with resounding support from youth advocates and City Council members at a council hearing Wednesday.

CENTRAL HARLEM — After more than a decade of unsuccessful attempts by lawmakers and juvenile justice advocates, Gov. Andrew Cuomo officially signed a bill into law Monday that would prevent all 16 - and 17 - year - olds from automatically being charged as adults in New York, no matter the crime.

A group of Republican and Democratic sheriffs from around the state on Friday urged state leaders to adopt a package of reforms to the juvenile justice system.

New York, NY — Senators Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), Jesse Hamilton (D - Brooklyn), Jose Peralta (D - Queens), Tony Avella (D - Queens), Diane Savino (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn), Marisol Alcantara (D - Manhattan), joined by Akeem Browder and criminal justice advocates, called on the city to plan to remove juveniles from Rikers Island within a year as required by recently passed Raise the Age legislation

He's particularly chagrined that layoffs that result from the closure of prisons, psychiatric centers and juvenile justice facilities won't apply to the $ 450 million in workforce savings the governor included in the 2011 - 2012 budget agreement, which he is insisting must be achieved through either concessions or the layoff of 9,800 workers.

A juvenile - justice panel is recommending raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York from 16 to 18, shifting nonviolent offenses for those under 18 to Family Court, and keeping...

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The juvenile jail closed in 2011 following years of protests from advocates pushing for criminal justice reform.

With a career history in the criminal justice system spanning roughly ten years in both juvenile and adult incarceration systems, he «witnessed firsthand» how juveniles placed in adult prisons watch and learn from their harsh surroundings.

One 2007 Centers for Disease Control task force study, «Effects on Violence of Laws and Policies Facilitating the Transfer of Youth from the Juvenile to the Adult Justice System,» states that the transferring of children under the age of 18 into the adult criminal justice system increases the rate of violence behavior and makes it more likely for them to return to the system after they serve theiJustice System,» states that the transferring of children under the age of 18 into the adult criminal justice system increases the rate of violence behavior and makes it more likely for them to return to the system after they serve theijustice system increases the rate of violence behavior and makes it more likely for them to return to the system after they serve their time.

Child contact with the justice system was identified from Department of Corrective Services data — including those 10 years or older with a justice - system record for juveniles (10 — 17 years) and / or adults (18 years and older) from 1985 to 2011.

«They may fail to develop secure attachments, setting them up for a cascade of difficulties, from behavior problems during childhood and failure in school to involvement in the juvenile justice system and major psychiatric problems down the road.»

Those findings raise important policy questions in areas ranging from education and health to juvenile justice and social welfare, researchers said at a Capitol Hill briefing organized by AAAS.

From this experience, I got involved in my local community and became very active in the fight for juvenile justice.

«Kids for Cash» (2013): Prepare to be even more disgusted with the criminal justice system, as this film details the disturbing decision of a once - celebrated judge to sentence kids to outrageously long juvenile detention sentences in exchange for money from the private company building the detention center.

A recent report from the Juvenile Law Center on how to improve outcomes for young people in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems underscores thiJuvenile Law Center on how to improve outcomes for young people in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems underscores thijuvenile justice and child welfare systems underscores this point.

Some schools shunt students into the juvenile justice system in order to escape their duty to educate them - students who could benefit from staying in school if only the educators held a positive view of their potential and had the ability to address their cognitive, developmental, emotional, and behavioral needs.

A comprehensive response requires the inclusion of perspectives from experts in such fields as mental health, juvenile justice, public health, and social welfare.

There's a direct line from truancy to juvenile crime, gang membership, and drug use, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

«Conflict Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth - Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings,» a joint report from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, cites examples of effective conflict resolution programs.

According to September 1986 statistics from the U.S. Justice Department, approximately 82,000 juveniles were in correctional settings nationwide; this figure has now grown to about 90,000.

Alfred S. Regnery, administrator of the office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention said the center would provide «a valuable federal resource» to parents, citizens, and law - enforcement agencies in helping locate, identify, and return children who have been abducted or who have run away from home.

We're dedicated to reforming Florida's broken juvenile justice system, a system far from the mainstream and far from doing the best it can to protect public safety.

According to Act 4 Juvenile Justice, for more than 35 years the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) has provided critical federal funding to states to comply with a set of core requirements designed to protect children from the dangers of adult jails and lockups; keep young people safe; keep children charged with status offenses out of locked custody; and address the disparate treatment of youth of color in the justice Justice, for more than 35 years the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) has provided critical federal funding to states to comply with a set of core requirements designed to protect children from the dangers of adult jails and lockups; keep young people safe; keep children charged with status offenses out of locked custody; and address the disparate treatment of youth of color in the justice Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) has provided critical federal funding to states to comply with a set of core requirements designed to protect children from the dangers of adult jails and lockups; keep young people safe; keep children charged with status offenses out of locked custody; and address the disparate treatment of youth of color in the justice justice system.

Because of their unique position and small student populations, juvenile justice schools are historically exempt from most common state and federal measures of education achievement.

The budget cut is part of a larger effort by the U.S. Justice Department to transfer nearly $ 13 million in unspent funds from its office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention — funds which would otherwise be in the office's fiscal 19853budget — to the U.S. Marshals Service, said a department spoJustice Department to transfer nearly $ 13 million in unspent funds from its office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention — funds which would otherwise be in the office's fiscal 19853budget — to the U.S. Marshals Service, said a department spojustice and delinquency prevention — funds which would otherwise be in the office's fiscal 19853budget — to the U.S. Marshals Service, said a department spokesman.

Her goal is to use her school nursing expertise and education in assisting with the national agenda and national policy to shift the juvenile justice process from a punitive reform to one that includes a focus on physical / behavioral health and family engagement.

► Improved educational programs, opportunities, and outcomes for students from low - income families, students of color, students with disabilities, English Language Learners, students living in temporary housing, LGBTQ students, and students involved in the child welfare or the juvenile or criminal justice systems.

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(Va.) Public school and juvenile justice administrators must work together and alongside community stakeholders to ensure that not only are incarcerated students receiving the free education to which they are entitled but also the support services to propel them away from prison toward greater academic and life achievement.

Prohibits schools from refusing to enroll or readmit students just because they were in the juvenile justice system.

Visitors included staff from the US Departments of Education and Labor, the District of Columbia public school system, youth programs that focus on issues such as juvenile justice, employment, and education, and representatives from intermediaries that work with cities and other local entities.