Models for Change- Building Momentum for Juvenile Justice Reform

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 climate to make deeper systems reform possible. This brief examines the ways that Models for Change is seeking to build on their efforts, in the hope that the initiative will help these states develop new model policies, practices and procedures that will strengthen their reform work, and possibly represent changes that could be replicated in other states. “