Visit Bokeh Focus: Through the Eyes of Youth to explore our growing Instagram collections of photo essays, stories and videos by or about youth. Curated by Center for Sustainable Journalism, the ...

Dual status youth (also referred to as “crossover youth” or “multi-system youth”) refers to youth who come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, though they do not ...

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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 ...

The phrase “community-based alternatives” refers to a wide range of approaches designed to limit youth contact with the juvenile justice system and the frequency with which they are incarcerated.