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Weekly Notes: LWOP in Iowa; JJ leadership institute; and more

Quick one today, we’re busy finishing up the February issue of Youth Today. Check that issue for the following, by the way:...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

JJ Trend Emerging in State Budget Crises: Let the Counties Do It

There are exceptions to every rule, of course, but there is a clear pattern affecting juvenile justice that is emerging in states...

Second Chance Mentoring Grants Available

The Bureau of Justice Assistance issued a solicitation today for nonprofits interested in seeking funds to mentor adult or juvenile offenders headed...

Weekly Notes: JJ & Haiti; Title V; Joyfields conference in New Orleans; and more

***We’ll start this week by offering condolences and prayers to people in the JJ field whose lives were horrifically altered by the...

More Thoughts on the Sexual Victimization Survey

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has just released its first-ever nationwide survey of youth about sexual victimization in juvenile facilities, which...

Weekly Notes: New boss at NCCD; closure of big juvie facilities; gang prevention toolkit; and more

A quick one, since we have already posted extensively today about the nauseating revelations about reported sex abuse in juvenile facilities. ***After...

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One in Eight Juveniles Report Sexual Victimization in Large Facilities

Twelve percent – or about one in eight – of youths held in large juvenile facilities in the U.S. report being victimized...

Q&A: Burns Institute Executive Director James Bell

The W. Haywood Burns Institute, led by Executive Director James Bell, endeavors to address and then reduce racial disparities in local juvenile...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Second Chance Act Solicitations Up for 2010

The Office of Justice Programs has issued a competitive grant announcement for Second Chance Act funding. Three of the six eligible categories...

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Gangster’s Path to a Peace Prize

King: “I’ve done more harm than good.” San Francisco—A round-faced man whose attire suggested modest means stood in the sun-splashed lobby outside...

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OJJDP Leaders Talk Money, Politics and Advocacy

The administrators meet for the first time, minutes before the forum. Standing (left to right): Robert Sweet, Shay Bilchik and Verne Speirs;...

Guest Opinion Essay

OJJDP @ 35: Recollections

[See related article, OJJDP Leaders Talk Money, Politics and Advocacy; watch videos from the forum at http://www.youthtodayexchange.org] John Rector1977-1979Appointed by Jimmy Carter The...

► Reports

Lifelines: Linking to Federal Benefits for People Exiting Corrections

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has released a three-volume report emphasizing the importance...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Global Youth Justice LLC

http://www.globalyouthjustice.org This is the home page for a group that pushes for the expansion of teen courts, which are juvenile justice programs...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Weekly Notes: Reauthorization moves to full Senate; Speaking and training opportunities; squabble over media access in Illinois; and more

A final Weekly Notes for 2009! Thanks to everyone who read, e-mailed or contributed in JJ Today’s first full year of existence....

A Look at 2010 JJ Appropriations

Congress passed an omnibus appropriations package for most domestic spending in 2010, and President Barack Obama is expected to soon affix his...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

One Strange Story Among the List of Missing OJJDP Earmarks

Two months ago, we noted in our informal guide to the OJJDP grants that the agency had awarded 19 fewer earmarks than...

Weekly Notes: Funding for JJ research announced; Obama to start from scratch in OJJDP seach?; findings from major study on juvenile offenders; and more

Couple of quick-hit notes today ***The Senate Judiciary Committee did not mark up the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act reauthorization at...

Senate Judiciary May Markup JJDPA Reauthorization Tomorrow

The Senate Judiciary Committee has the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) on the schedule to get picked...