2021 Events
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] YOUTH JUSTICE NETWORKING EVENT Monday, November 29, 2021 at 6 p.m. The 4430-01S Exploring Delinquency, the Justice Advisors of Connecticut Justice Alliance, Juvenile Justice Club, and the Tow Youth Justice Institute (TYJI) hosted an opportunity for students to mingle with professionals in the juvenile justice field, participate in up to six […]
2020 Events
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Raise the Age Connecticut: What a difference ten years makes. Monday, February 10, 2020 Legislative Office Building Room 1A, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford Press Conference celebrating ten years of success from Raise the Age legislation. You will hear what Connecticut feared and the FACTS of what happened. A study done in 2003 – […]
2019 Events
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kickoff to Council of State Governors IOYouth Initiative in Connecticut June 11, 2019 Connecticut officials launched an in-depth assessment of the state’s juvenile justice system. This review, which has the support of Governor Ned Lamont, will examine what happens when youth come into contact with the system and how they move […]
2018 Events
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Tow Youth Justice Institute Open House- October 25, 2018 Students in the Henry C. Lee College criminal and juvenile justice programs attended an Open House at the Tow Youth Justice Institute. Students had the opportunity to meet with staff members and learn about the many projects TYJI works on to reform the juvenile […]
2017 Events
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Restorative Justice Practitioner Convening June 20, 2017 Restorative Justices Practices Project and CHDI (The Child Health and Development Institute) SBDI (School-Based Diversion Initiative) hosted a Restorative Justice Practitioner Convening with 43 stakeholders in attendance. Suffolk University Center for Restorative Justice staff collaborated with TYJI staff to develop and design the event as well […]
2016 Events
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JustLeadershipUSA’S Emerging Leaders Training Saturday, October 15, 2016 JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA) is partnering with the University of New Haven and the Tow Youth Justice Institute to provide an Emerging Leaders Leadership Development Training for people with criminal justice involvement. JLUSA is dedicated to cutting the US correctional population in half by 2030. JLUSA empowers […]
2015 Events
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] America’s Distorted Image: The Over-Incarceration of African Americans Wednesday, October 21, 2015 @ 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM The issue of the over-incarceration of African-Americans took center stage during a presentation and panel discussion on October 21, 2015 at the University of New Haven. The discussion, “America’s Distorted Image: The Over-Incarceration of […]