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Juvenile Justice Reports

Healing Invisible Wounds: Why Investing in Trauma-Informed Care for Children Makes Sense
07-07-10
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Public Safety

The Costs of Confinement: Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense
5/19/09
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Public Safety

Registering Harm: How Sex Offense Registries Fail Youth Communities
11/21/2008
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Public Safety

Walsh Act Briefing Book
11/21/2008
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Public Safety

Gang Wars: The Failure of Enforcement Tactics and the Need for Effective Public Safety Strategies
7/17/07
Author(s): Judith Greene and Kevin Pranis
Topic(s): Gangs, Public Safety, Adult Corrections, Juvenile Justice
          
The Consequences Aren't Minor: The Impact of Trying Youth as Adults and Strategies for Reform
3/21/07
Author(s): Campaign For Youth Justice 
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice

Models for Change: Building Momentum for Juvenile Justice Reform
12/5/06
Author(s): Jason Ziedenberg
In partnership with: MacArthur Models for Change
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Maryland

The Dangers of Detention: The Impact of Incarcerating Youth in Detention and Other Secure Facilities
11/28/06
Author(s): Barry Holman and Jason Ziedenberg
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Public Safety

Cost-Effective Youth Corrections: Rationalizing the Fiscal Architecture of Juvenile Justice Systems
3/23/06
Author(s): Jasmine Tyler, Jason Ziedenberg and Eric Lotke
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

Disparity by Design: How Drug-Free Zone Laws impact Racial Disparity-and Fail to Protect Youth
3/1/06
Author(s): Judith Greene, Kevin Pranis and Jason Zeidenberg
Topic(s): Drug Policy, Juvenile Justice, Racial Disparity
 
Ganging Up on Communities: Putting Gang Crime in Context
7/1/05
Author(s): Jason Ziedenberg
Topic(s): Public Safety, Juvenile Justice, Gangs


New York City's Alternative Incarceration Programs: Cut Crime, Cut Costs and Help People and Communities
4/1/04
Author(s): Jason Ziedenberg
Topic(s): Adult Corrections, Juvenile Justice

Effective Methods of Reducing Youth in Secure Placements
2/1/04
Author(s): Timothy Roche
Technical Assistance Report for the Louisiana Office of Youth Development
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

Report to the Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners
3/17/03
Author(s): Timothy Roche
In partnership with: The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice

Workforce and Youth Development: Barriers and Promising Approaches to Workforce and Youth Development for Young Offenders
5/1/02
Author(s): David Brown, Sarah Maxwell, Edward DeJesus, and Vincent Schiraldi
In partnership with: The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

Reducing Racial Disparities: Reducing Disproportionate Detention of Minority Youth - Pathways 8
2/1/02
Author(s): 'Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, Vincent Schiraldi, Brenda V. Smith and Jason Ziedenberg
In partnership with: Juvenile Detention Altenatives Initiative
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Racial Disparity

A Tale of Two Jurisdictions: Youth Crime and Detention Rates in Maryland the District of Columbia
10/1/01
Author(s): Lisa Feldman, Michael Males and Vincent Schiraldi
In partnership with: Building Blocks for Youth Initiative
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

Schools and Suspensions: Self-Reported Crime and the Growing Use of Suspensions
9/1/01
Author(s): Vincent Schiraldi and Jason Ziedenberg
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

Drugs and Disparity: The Racial Impact of Illinois' Practice of Transferring Young Drug Offenders to Adult Court

4/1/01
Author(s): Jason Ziedenberg
In partnership with: Building Blocks for Youth Initiative
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Racial Disparity

Off Balance: Youth, Race & Crime in the News

4/1/01
Author(s): Lori Dorfman and Vincent Schiraldi
In partnership with: Building Blocks for Youth Initiative
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Racial Disparity
 
School House Hype: Two Years Later
4/1/00
Author(s): Kim Brooks, Vincent Schiraldi, and Jason Ziedenberg In partnership with: Children's Law Center, Inc.
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

The Florida Experiment: An analysis of the practice of granting prosecutors discretion to try juveniles as adults
7/1/99
Author(s): Vincent Schiraldi and Jason Ziedenberg
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

Second Chances: 100 Years of the Children's Court, Giving Kids a Chance to Make a Better Choice
6/1/99
Author(s): Lauren Chambliss, Bernardine Dohrn, Steven Drizin, Stephen Harper, Jill Herschman, Christina Gabriel Kanelos, Theresa Rowland, Vincent Schiraldi and Jason Ziedenberg
In partnership with: Children and Family Justice Center
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

School House Hype: School Shootings and the Real Risks Kids Face in America
7/1/98
Author(s): Elizabeth Donahue, Vincent Schiraldi, and Jason Ziedenberg
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

The Will of the People? The Public's Opinion of the Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Act of 1997

3/17/98
Author(s): Vincent Schiraldi and Mark Soler
In partnership with: The Youth Law Center
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

Runaway Juvenile Crime? The Context of Juvenile Arrests in America
3/1/98
Author(s): Jason Ziedenberg and Vincent Schiraldi
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

The Pods of Elmore County: A Glimpse into the Rhetoric Behind the Juvenile Crime Bill
9/29/97
Author(s): Jason Ziedenberg and Vincent Schiraldi
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

The Risks Juveniles Face When They Are Incarcerated With Adults
7/1/97
Author(s): Jason Ziedenberg and Vincent Schiraldi
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice 

Fact Sheets 

Fact Sheet: The Obama Administration’s 2011 Budget:
More Policing, Prisons, and Punitive Policies
2/17/10
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Public Safety, Juvenile Justice, Adult Corrections, Books vs. Bars, Drug Policy

Fact Sheet: FY2010 Department of Justice Budget:
More of the Same

05/12/09
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Public Safety, Juvenile Justice, Adult Corrections, Books vs. Bars, Drug Policy

Factsheet: Youth Who Commit Sex Offenses
9/2/2008
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Public Safety

Factsheet: The Negative Impact of Registries on Youth
9/2/2008
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Public Safety

Factsheet: What Will It Cost States to Comply with the Sex Offender Registry and Notification Act?
9/2/2008
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Public Safety

Fact Sheet: Rising Juvenile Crime in Perspective
10/1/06
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Public Safety

Fact Sheet: Crime Statistics and the Washington, D.C. "Crime Emergency:" What is the Real Crisis and How Should We Respond
9/29/06
Author(s): Jason Ziedenberg
Topic(s): Public Safety, Juvenile Justice

Fact Sheet: You are Safer than You Think: Crime and Public Opinion on Fear of Crime
8/1/06
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Public Safety, Juvenile Justice

Fact Sheet: DC Crime Emergency In Context
7/1/06
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Public Safety, Juvenile Justice

Fact Sheet: Crime, Race and Juvenile Justice Policy in Perspective
10/3/05
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Public Safety, Racial Disparity

Fact Sheet: Gang Crime
4/11/05
Author(s): Justice Policy Institute
Topic(s): Juvenile Justice, Gangs