Category: New York “Close to Home”

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Staying Connected: Introduction

When justice-involved youth are supervised by local agencies and placed with locally operated programs rather than being sent away to state facilities, they are better able to maintain community ties. They stay connected with their families and they are more likely to remain in local schools. Policy reforms that localize the justice system are often called “realignment.” New York’s “Close to Home” (or C2H) initiative is a prominent example of youth justice realignment. Continue reading Staying Connected: Introduction

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New York’s “Close to Home” Initiative — Lessons Learned

by Jeffrey A. Butts March 16, 2015 New York’s Close to Home initiative (C2H) is a policy reform that brings young offenders home from far-away correctional institutions to be served by programs closer to their families. New York implemented the first phase of C2H in 2012 for youth from the State’s “non-secure” programs. A second phase, scheduled to begin in March 2015, will bring back … Continue reading New York’s “Close to Home” Initiative — Lessons Learned

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New York’s “Close to Home” Initiative – Did it Work?

by Jeffrey A. Butts March 16, 2015 Close to Home (C2H) is an effort to localize the youth justice system in New York City by keeping young offenders near their neighborhoods and families rather than sending them away to facilities that are far from home. Phase 1 of the C2H initiative began in 2012. Phase 2 is scheduled to launch in 2015. As State and … Continue reading New York’s “Close to Home” Initiative – Did it Work?

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New York "Close to Home", Press Coverage

Albany Times Union

Juvenile justice changes ‘successful,’ John Jay College study shows New York state juvenile justice program that keeps troubled city youth “close to home” works by Dartunorro Clark March 13, 2015 A John Jay College of Criminal Justice report, to be released Monday, shows positive outcomes from a juvenile justice program aimed at keeping New York City youths near their families rather than in upstate detention … Continue reading Albany Times Union

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Spring 2014 Pinkerton Symposium

A CLOSER LOOK: Examining “Close to Home” and New York’s Transformation of Youth Justice Pinkerton Symposium on Youth Justice Sponsored by the Pinkerton Foundation and the Pinkerton Fellowship Initiative at John Jay College in Collaboration with the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation of New York City John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 West 59th Street New York, NY 2nd Floor Dining Hall May 5, 2014 8:30 … Continue reading Spring 2014 Pinkerton Symposium

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