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JEHT Done in By Madoff

New York-based grant maker JEHT abruptly closed its doors today because its primary donor’s money was lost by the now infamous financial...

Weekly Notes-Dec. 11

***Last week, the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice met for its final quarterly meeting of 2008. It was the last convening of...

Tippecanoe Watch #3: We Bid You Good Day

Last time JJ Today checked with Tippecanoe County, in October, the economy had recently hit the skids. Proponents of a new juvenile...

Scott’s PROMISE Needs a Sister Act

If reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is the gold medal for juvenile justice advocates, passage of...

JPI to States: Ignore Adam Walsh Act

JJ Today reported over the summer about some serious implications of states coming into compliance with the Adam Walsh Act, which was...

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Safety from the Public?

There are well-known criteria that often go into the decision to keep a juvenile in a detention center or commitment facility. Two...

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Charting the Way to Delinquency Prevention for Girls

Despite a rise in female juvenile arrests, violence among female youth has not increased.

Feedback on DMC, JJ Reform Stories

We received several letters about a package on juvenile justice reform that appeared in our print edition (“A Tale of Two Reforms,”...

Weekly Notes-Nov. 21

***The National Council in Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) released this report, which analyzes the federal gang bills introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein...

Q&A: Lawanda Ravoira, National Center for Girls and Young Women

The National Center on Crime and Delinquency has begun work on a major new project: The National Center for Girls and Young...

AG-to-Be Eric Holder: What We Know

The first piece of President-elect Barack Obama’s Department of Justice is presumably in place. Media reports say Obama plans to nominate Eric...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Young Offender Grants from DOL: Act Now!

Gotta love it when a federal agency announces grant availability with a deadline that is only a month later. The Department of...

Weekly Notes-Nov. 14

JJ Today will start using Friday to update readers on media coverage and other interesting juvenile justice news from the week. Here...

Q&A: Texas Youth Commissioner Cherie Townsend

It’s been a long two years for the Texas Youth Commission. Pick a bad thing that happens in JJ and it has...

JJ Under Obama: The Dialogue Begins

“You just witnessed a whole lot of pent-up energy.” That was how former OJJDP Administrator Shay Bilchik began his short address Thursday...

How to Keep Juveniles In the Education Mix

Not going to lie: Before this week, JJ Today had not heard of the National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Atlantic Philanthropies Hires New Children and Youth Director

The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international grant maker with assets of $3.3 billion, has hired Donna Lawrence to oversee its disadvantaged children and...

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