Increase Diversion by 20%
Toward the Diversion goal, two measures were established: Referrals of delinquents to Juvenile Court and Referrals to Juvenile Review Boards. The number of delinquency referrals (referring youth to juvenile court) as reported on November 2018 has decreased by 25.6% effectively meeting the 20% diversion increase, and the increase of referrals to JRBs/YSBs as reported on […]
National Resources – Relevant Publications
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Diversion” color=”blue” border_width=”4″][vc_column_text]Addressing The Intersections Of Juvenile Justice Involvement And Youth Homelessness: Working With Girls, Coalition for Juvenile Justice Arkansas’s Justice Reinvestment Approach, Enhancing Local Mental Health Services for People in the Criminal Justice System, Council of State Governments Justice Center Barriers To Wellness – Voices and Views from Young People in Five Cities […]
National Resources – Research
360 Degrees A website which seeks to understand and critically analyze who and why people are convicted of crimes by producing ideas on how crime can be reduced and how communities can become stronger without sending people to prison. 360 degrees works with students and instructors to create more conversations with schools and the communities […]
National Resources – Prevention and Reentry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Office Of Juvenile Justice And Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) The OJJDP works for juvenile justice and safety, especially those juveniles who experience serious, violent, and habitual offenders, and also victims who are neglected and/abused. OJJDP strives for a nation where children are healthy, educated, and do not fear violence. Even when a juvenile does come in […]
National Resources – Mental Health and Education
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Mental Health” color=”blue” border_width=”4″][vc_column_text]Council For Children With Behavioral Disorders (CCBD) CCBD is an international community of educators which is the voice and vision of special education for children and youth with or at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders. Federation Of Families For Children’s Mental Health A family-run organization that develops and implements policies […]
National JJ Organizations
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center Provides materials that center on the implementation of the Americans with disabilities act as well as additional areas of mental health law. The Burns Institute For Juvenile Justice Fairness And Equity Responds to the needs of the poor youth, their families and communities with a focus on the over-representation […]
State of Connecticut – Relevant Publications
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Homelessness and Public Safety” color=”blue” border_width=”4″][vc_column_text]2017 Connecticut Counts Report On Homelessness In Connecticut, The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness 2018 Connecticut Counts Report On Homelessness In Connecticut, The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness 50 State Data On Public Safety: Connecticut Workbook: Analyses To Inform Public Safety Strategies, Council of State Governments Justice Center Juvenile […]
History
The Tow Youth Justice Institute was created in the fall of 2014 thanks to the generous support of The Tow Foundation and the University of New Haven, whose many years of investment in juvenile justice reform have had a significant impact in Connecticut and beyond. Relying on the expertise and knowledge on this topic that […]