Juvenile Justice
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Marc Schindler's Testimony to the D.C. Council on the Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act of 2017
- Marc Schindler, Oct 26, 2017
- On October 26, JPI's Executive Director Marc Schindler testified before the D.C. Council in support…
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How ‘Raise the Age’ Laws Might Reduce Recidivism
- Teresa Wiltz, May 31, 2017
- Citing JPI's Raise the Age report.
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[REPORTS 2017] Raise the Age
- Justice Policy Institute, Mar 7, 2017
- Shifting to a safer and more effective juvenile justice system.
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Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration
- Dec 9, 2014
- Our new report, Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration, provides…
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Virginia's Justice System: Expensive, Ineffective and Unfair
- Spike Bradford, Nov 13, 2013
- Virginia's Justice System: Expensive, Ineffective and Unfair points to reforms that, if…
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Incarceration Generation Timeline
- JPI, Jun 24, 2013
- The Justice Policy Institute's 2013 published "Incarceration Generation," a coffee-table book of…
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DC Council Testimony on CFSA Budget Oversight Hearing
- Paul D. Ashton, Justice Policy Institute, Apr 24, 2013
- Testimony by Paul D. Ashton Research & Grants Coordinator, Justice Policy Institute
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Video: A Blueprint for Juvenile Justice in Washington, D.C.
- Apr 10, 2013
- This film is based on a series of briefs focusing on youth-serving systems in the District that…
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Fostering Change: How Investing In D.C.’s Child Welfare System Can Keep Kids Out of the Prison Pipeline
- Katie Ishizuka and Paul D. Ashton, Apr 9, 2013
- Children in Washington, D.C.’s child welfare system are at greater risk for involvement in…
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Juvenile Justice Reform in Connecticut: How Collaboration and Commitment Have Improved Public Safety and Outcomes for Youth
- Richard A. Mendel, Feb 27, 2013
- Juvenile Justice Reform in Connecticut highlights the past two decades of Connecticut’s…
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Two New Reports Show Juvenile Confinement Reform in Five States
- Spike Bradford, Richard A. Mendel, Feb 27, 2013
- Removing young people who engage in delinquent behavior from their homes and communities and…
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Measured Responses: Why increasing law enforcement in schools is not an effective public safety response to the Newtown tragedy
- Dec 22, 2012
- In light of the horrific school shootings this month in Newtown, Connecticut, some have called for…
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Mindful of the Consequences: How Improving the Mental Health of D.C. Youth Benefits the District
- Melissa Neal, Justice Policy Institute, Jun 21, 2012
- This brief examines the intersection of youth mental health and the justice system in Washington,…
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Education Under Arrest: The Case Against Police in Schools
- Amanda Petteruti, Justice Policy Institute, Nov 15, 2011
- The presence of school resource officers in schools, drives up arrests, causes lasting harm to…
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DC Council Testimony on Bill 19-255, Sex Offender Registration Amendment Act
- Nastassia Walsh, Justice Policy Institute, Jun 1, 2011
- This testimony was presented to the DC City Council Committee on the Judiciary in regards to Bill…
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Testimony of JPI Executive Director to D.C. Council on Improving Juvenile Justice Outcomes
- Tracy Velázquez, Sep 23, 2010
- Many cities, D.C. have a high rate of poverty – about 1 in 5 residents and 30 percent of…
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Healing Invisible Wounds: Why Investing in Trauma-Informed Care for Children Makes Sense
- Justice Policy Institute, Jul 7, 2010
- As many as 9 in 10 youth in justice system have experienced a traumatic event, yet few such youth…
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The Costs of Confinement: Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense
- Amanda Petteruti, Tracy Velázquez and Nastassia Walsh-Justice Policy Institute, May 19, 2009
- Approximately 93,000 young people are held in juvenile justice facilities across the United States.…
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Registering Harm: How Sex Offense Registries Fail Youth Communities
- Amanda Petteruti and Nastassia Walsh, Nov 21, 2008
- The Adam Walsh Act will not keep our children safe. Instead, this law will consume valuable law…
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Factsheet Series on SORNA Registries and Youth
- Justice Policy Institute, Sep 2, 2008
- The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)1, which mandates a national registry of…
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Factsheet: DC Crime and Arrest Statistics
- Justice Policy Institute, Aug 28, 2008
- Locking up youth in adult jails is not an effective method for increasing public safety in District…
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Gang Wars: The Failure of Enforcement Tactics and the Need for Effective Public Safety Strategies
- Judith Greene and Kevin Pranis, Jul 17, 2007
- Youth crime in the United States remains near the lowest levels seen in the past three decades, yet…
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Coalition Letter against Feinstein Gang Bill
- Sandi Pessin Boyd, Tim Briceland-Betts, Angela Arboleda, Jun 13, 2007
- The National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition comments on the new version of…
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The Consequences Aren't Minor: The Impact of Trying Youth as Adults and Strategies for Reform
- Campaign For Youth Justice, Mar 21, 2007
- Despite a federal law that prohibits the incarceration of youth in adult correctional facilities,…
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Models for Change: Building Momentum for Juvenile Justice Reform
- Jason Ziedenberg, Dec 5, 2006
- Juvenile justice policy in the United States has quietly passed a milestone. After a decade shaped…
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