Racial and Ethnic Disparities

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Models for Change- Building Momentum for Juvenile Justice Reform

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From the introduction: “This brief tells the story of how the four Models for Change states—Pennsylvania, Illinois, Louisiana, and Washington—are already moving to reform and reshape their own state juvenile justice systems. These states have demonstrated strong leadership in juvenile justice policy, value collaboration and engagement, and because of their efforts, have changed the political…

Cost-Effective Youth Corrections: Rationalizing the Fiscal Architecture of Juvenile Justice

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Crime, Race and Juvenile Justice Policy in Perspective

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Ganging Up on Communities? Putting Gang Crime in Context

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American Psychological Association Amicus Brief, Roper v. Simmons

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Addressing the Needs of Youth with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System: The Current State of Knowledge

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Education & Incarceration

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From the introduction: “In this policy brief, we will focus more precisely on the question of who has been most affected by the growth of the corrections system, and illustrate how the impact of the decision to fund the prisons over schools has been concentrated among Americans with little education. The improved high school completion…

Reducing Racial Disparities in Juvenile Detention

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From the introduction: “In this Pathway we explore why youth of color are overrepresented in the juvenile detention system and review what has been done in some sites to reduce the number of minority youth in detention. Dealing with disparity in the use of detention has been one of the most challenging pieces of the…

Reducing Disproportionate Minority Confinement: The Multnomah County, Oregon Success Story and its Implications

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From the introduction: “This policy brief will review the work done in one jurisdiction that has succeeded in reducing the number of minority youth detained pre-trial, summarize the lessons learned from innovations in Multnomah County, Oregon, and highlight their national significance. While the more general nationwide picture on reducing racial disparity in the juvenile justice…

A Tale of Two Jurisdictions: Youth Crime and Detention Rates in Maryland & the District of Columbia

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From the introduction: “Building Blocks for Youth, a national initiative to promote a fair and effective youth justice system, commissioned this report to determine whether it is possible to reduce the number of youth in secure detention and place young people who have gotten in trouble with the law in community programs, without incurring an…

Schools and Suspensions: Self-Reported Crime and the Growing Use of Suspensions

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Off Balance: Youth, Race & Crime in the News

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School House Hype: Two Years Later

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