What are Evidence-based Practices? Below are a few of the many resources describing evidence-based practices in juvenile justice: To understand to what extent states currently track recidivism data ...

NEW YORK CITY — Ninety-nine percent. The number sent an audible gasp throughout the City Council chamber. Chief of Detectives Dermot F. Shea had just read off the percentage of people of color on the ...

The Juvenile Justice Resource Hub is a comprehensive source of information on important juvenile justice issues and reform trends. In the topics linked below, you will find: • Reliable, accurate, ...

MIAMI — An hour south of Miami, down the street from an alligator farm, a security guard buzzes visitors into the Homestead Correctional Institution. Each guest’s bags are run through a rickety metal ...

It’s about time someone wrote a book that informs readers about the unadulterated truth of how we treat kids in America. It isn’t flattering, and worse, the future doesn’t look promising despite ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — These days, Henry Montgomery, 69, is known as the man of few words who works in a gym at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Josh Carter, 70, worked next to Montgomery for ...

Looking for a comprehensive model to identify and treat youth with mental health and substance abuse needs in contact with the juvenile justice system? See this Blueprint for Change (2007) from ...