Nov
01
CIYPR Cohort #1
Top row: Officer Edward Harris(Windsor), Sergeant Kevin Small(Hartford), Officer Kory St. Pierre(Bristol), Officer Erika McNally(Bristol), Officer Carmelo Pena(Windsor) Bottom row: Captain Jeffrey Rousseau(Hartford), Sgt Liam Bojka(Hartford), Sgt Rachael Levy(UConn), Officer David Flores( E Hartford),Officer Marc Caruso(E Hartford), Officer Peter Kisela(W Hartford), Officer Sue-Ellen Jobes(Glastonbury), Officer Joseph Hopkins(W Hartford) On Friday, September 10th, 14 members [...]
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Jul
24
Collaboration and Resources
Collaboration The Connecticut Institute for Youth and Police Relations will be a public/private partnership comprised of the Tow Youth Justice Institute and the Center for Advanced Policing at the University of New Haven, and municipal police agencies, piloted in the Greater Hartford area. From the University, Tow Youth Justice Institute Director of Research and faculty [...]
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Jul
24
Curriculum and Evaluation
Curriculum The curriculum is designed to promote the following outcomes: Changes in attitudes Awareness of issues Adoption of new policing strategies informed by research and best-practices related to youth justice These outcomes will be derivatives of the curriculum and reinforced through the capstone project. Training learning objectives for each day are: Relate Policing with Experiences [...]
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Jul
24
The Need
Background Too often, youth and police interactions are characterized by excessive use of force, high arrest rates, needless detention referrals, and disproportionate minority contact. This is true, not just nationally, but also in the State of Connecticut. Although Connecticut has become a leader in juvenile justice reform over the past few years, it has been [...]
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Jul
24
Program Goal and Design
Program GoalsProgram DesignProgram Goals The goal of CIYPR is to promote a unified and consistently effective approach to policing youth across a jurisdiction in which police come to recognize their role as gatekeepers to the criminal justice system. By creating community within the cohort, as well as across local departments and youth serving organizations, officers [...]
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The Connecticut Institute for Youth and Police Relations
Connecticut Institute for Youth and Police Relations Connecticut has led the way nationally in implementing reforms at various levels of youths' points of contact with the juvenile justice system. Despite statewide efforts towards juvenile justice reform, the reality is that there remains much more work in guiding police to adopting 21st century policing approaches with [...]
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