All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Senate Education Rewrite Halted Abruptly by Angry Senator

  A Senate committee’s markup of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was stopped abruptly early this afternoon when Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.),...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Alliance Report Predicts Opportunities and Pitfalls for Nonprofits in the Near Future

  A series of disruptive forces in the delivery of human services will offer nonprofits willing to take chances, forge networks and share...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Survey shows overwhelming support for juvenile rehabilitation; Juvenile Woodstock wraps up; day 1,000 approaches

  ***The Campaign for Youth Justice released findings from a 1,000 person national survey this week about adults’ attitudes on juvenile services. Click...

• News

  Wash. Child Welfare Chief Tapped to Lead Families International, Alliance for Children and Families

  Veteran child welfare director Susan Dreyfus will be the new CEO of Milwaukee-based Families International, whose longtime leader Peter Goldberg died of...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Notes from Juvenile Woodstock

  All this week, JJ Today is roaming the hallways and meeting rooms of the National Juvenile Justice Conference hosted by the Office...

• News

  John Kelly at ‘Juvenile Woodstock’: Now

  See John Kelly’s reports from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention conference by clicking on Juvenile Justice in the headings...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Justice doles out grants; Casey’s shifting juvenile focus; Youth Justice Awareness Month; and more

  ***Day 988 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Casey Foundation Begins Mission to Cut Juvenile Incarceration in Half

  The Annie E. Casey Foundation is commencing a new juvenile justice initiative today aimed at reducing juvenile incarceration by 50 percent in...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Age-raise push begins in New York; Florida dismisses state advisory group; and more

  ***When New York Chief Judge Lippman proposed a revolutionary change to the state’s juvenile justice system last week, Michael Corriero – a...

• County Jails a Bad Place for All Children, Especially Girls

  Imagine a group of young girls who suffer from depression, severe neglect, sexual and physical abuse and are in the care of...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: JJDPA reauthorization; Florida’s new detention law; and more

  *** Day 974 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Study Says U.S. Lags Behind Developed Countries on Youth Investments

  The United States should establish a cabinet-level youth department to why the country is falling behind most other developed countries on youth...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Juvenile Justice Appropriations set up potential battle of youth advocates; North Carolina partners invest in juvenile drug treatment; and more

  ***As reported yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill for the Department of Justice, which includes $251 million for the...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Senate Approps Cuts Federal Juvenile Programs Deeply, But Funds All of Them

  The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill this afternoon that would fund the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  For Police, Demand and Supply of Training on Juveniles Going in Opposite Directions

  The need for training on juvenile justice issues is great at a time when funding for such training is declining in many...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Day 960; attempts to expand on Graham v Florida; and more

  ***Day 960 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Report Pushes Advocates to Seek Structural, Not Just Financial, Changes to Juvenile Justice Systems

  The time is ripe for some states to reduce their reliance on youth incarceration, according to a report issued today by a...

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  Newsmakers September 2011

  Nonprofits The Girl Scouts of the USA selected one of its own to succeed Kathy Cloninger as its chief executive officer. Anna...

• News

  The Plight of Unaccompanied Mexican Minors

  In December 2010, Washington attorney Jennifer Podkul received a call from the Department of Homeland Security inspector general’s office, asking to speak...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Dwindling federal funds impact on compliance; teen and youth court training in Vegas; and more

  ***Day 953 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...