Sentences with phrase «juvenile justice policy»

Those in positions of authority for juvenile justice policy must be informed about the evidence - based programs now available to them and about how those programs can help them reduce delinquency rates, ensure safer communities, and reduce government spending.

Of particular note are their efforts to build bipartisan support for prevention, particularly in the realm of juvenile justice policy.

We work to transform juvenile justice policy that funnels far too many young lives into the adult criminal justice system.

CSEA Slams State Juvenile Justice Policy in Wake of Brutal NYC Cop Shooting Thursday February 02, 2012 at 04:27 pm

This MessageMemo explains reframing strategies that have been tested to advance juvenile justice policies, allowing advocates for adolescents and criminal justice reformers to pivot from these issues to juvenile justice reforms.

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A Miami Herald series on abuses in the Florida juvenile justice system is a finalist for the 2018 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School announced Wednesday.

«There is an overwhelming need for reform in juvenile justice system, starting with the replacement of Commissioner Gladys Carrion, whose misguided policies and divisive management has put clients and staff at greater risk.

There are serious public policy issues regarding juvenile justice that need meaningful public debate and labor - management discussion, which have been dismissed or ignored under the current administration.»

«The Cuomo administration's plans to close and downsize juvenile justice facilities operated by the state Office of Children and Family Services is another bad policy choice that will hurt real people in real places,» Donohue said in a statement.

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.

The raise the age issue was a key policy concern for Heastie to have accomplished in the state budget, and Cuomo last week indicated he was satisfied with the passage of a budget extender bill that funded the government until May 31, but did not include the juvenile justice reform.

The IDC has touted their policy victories in a Republican - controlled Senate, which includes multiple minimum wage increases and, just this year, an agreement on juvenile justice reform through raising the age of criminal responsibility.

«We share the concerns of community members, law enforcement officials and youth facility staff that current policies at the Office of Child and Family Services, including the closure of 14 youth facilities, are making a bad situation worse in the juvenile justice system,» said CSEA President Danny Donohue.

ALBANY, NY (06/08/2011)(readMedia)-- «The Cuomo administration's plans to close and downsize juvenile justice facilities operated by the state Office of Children and Family Services is another bad policy choice that will hurt real people in real places.

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.

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.

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The Justice Policy Institute, a policy and research group at the San Francisco - based Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, released the report lastPolicy Institute, a policy and research group at the San Francisco - based Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, released the report lastpolicy and research group at the San Francisco - based Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, released the report last week.

The 2014 letter declares that «Studies have suggested a correlation between exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance... decreased academic achievement... increased likelihood of dropping out; substance abuse; and involvement with juvenile justice systems.»

In addition to the course she teaches, Educating Incarcerated Youth: Practice, Research, and Policy, Tannis conducts research for HGSE's Juvenile Justice Education Research Initiative.

Harsh school discipline policies have needlessly pushed young people out of an educational environment and into the juvenile justice system for misbehavior that once warranted only a trip to the principal's office.

This webinar discussed a new brief by the Council of State Governments Justice Center and American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) entitled Leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to Improve Outcomes for Youth in Juvenile Justice Facilities.

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.

Presenters will include: Nina Salomon, Project Manager, Corrections and Reentry, Council of State Government's Justice Center, Derek Grubbs, Director of Juvenile Education, Indiana Department of Correction, Jesse Kannam, Policy Research Assistant, American Youth Policy Forum, and Moderator: Jenna Tomasello, Policy Associate, American Youth Policy Forum

The series explores the effect of school disciplinary policies on school dropout rates and future involvement in the juvenile justice system.

National Center for Juvenile Justice Evidence - Based Policies, Programs, and Practices in Juvenile Justice: Three States Achieving High Standards Through State Support Centers

The American Civil Liberties Union defines the school - to - prison pipeline as «the policies and practices that push our nation's schoolchildren, especially our most at - risk children, out of classrooms and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems.»

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She has been asked to present at conferences nationwide, and to consult on education policy locally and nationally related to social and emotional learning and on behalf of students entangled in the juvenile justice system.

Bad policy backed by slipshod data equals damage to children, especially those from Black, Latino, and American Indian and Alaska Native households most - likely to be suspended, expelled and sent to juvenile justice systems (the school - to - prison pipeline) as a result of districts and other school operators overusing the most - punitive of school discipline.

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That realization, reinforced through meetings with Marsha Ellison, the president of the Fort Lauderdale - Broward County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, prompted Mr. Runcie to pull together a committee that included Ms. Ellison, the Broward County sheriff, the Fort Lauderdale police chief, and representatives from the juvenile - justice system to rewrite the district's zero - tolerance discipline policy.

In its report released this month, the committee issued a number of commonsense recommendations ranging from better professional development of teachers, of school law enforcement officers and of juvenile - justice workers to a repudiation of «zero - tolerance» disciplinary policies.

Citizens for Juvenile Justice has released a policy report «Missed Opportunities: Preventing Youth in the Child Welfare System from Entering the Juvenile Justice System».

Studies have suggested a correlation between exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance and diminished educational engagement; 9 decreased academic achievement; 10 increased behavior problems; 11 increased likelihood of dropping out; 12 substance abuse; 13 and involvement with juvenile justice systems.14

Her work focuses on improving school safety policies and putting an end to the path that leads students away from schools and toward the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

While the policy was born of the intention to keep schools and students safe, many believe it created the so - called «school - to - prison pipeline» by pushing students out of school and into the juvenile and criminal justice system.

To learn more about the AYPF, Council of State Governments Justice Center, and National Reentry Resource Center policy brief Leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to Improve Educational Services in Juvenile Justice Facilities, tune into our webinar Improving Education Quality in Juvenile Justice Facilities on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 2 - 3PM ET.

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I'm not sure about the juvenile death penalty as a matter of policy, but I found Justice Scalia's powerful dissent pretty tough to refute as a matter of constitutional law.»

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Establishes that in shared court facility, order, policy or procedure of presiding court judge takes precedence over that of municipal court judge, probate court judge, juvenile court judge or justice of the peace.

The purpose and policy of the Juvenile Court Act under Illinois law is to promote a juvenile justice system focused on rehabilitation, not punisJuvenile Court Act under Illinois law is to promote a juvenile justice system focused on rehabilitation, not punisjuvenile justice system focused on rehabilitation, not punishment...

Ensured adherence to established policies and procedures within the legal framework of the Juvenile Justice System.

Performed duties within policies and procedures of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and [company name]

Maintain and update case files on all delinquent youth per Department of Juvenile Justice standards, policies, procedures and QI standards.

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