Are new technologies able to improve justice or are they merely adding a digital veneer to systemic problems?
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The Juvenile Justice Policy Landscape
The diverse mix of policies and practices in the juvenile justice system raises questions about its future.
Critical Diversion
Juvenile justice knowledge is not an established canon; it is organic and ever-changing. Researchers do not already know everything there is to know about reducing recidivism and keeping youth out of the justice system.
Evaluating the Cure Violence Model in New York City
Discussion at a community roundtable organized by the National Academies of Sciences. Jeffrey Butts and Daniel Webster responded to audience
Durable Collaborations
This study suggests that the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention provides meaningful assistance to cities. The organizational networks involved in the National Forum appear to be moving in positive directions and the individuals involved in those networks report high levels of confidence that they are making a difference.
Testimony to the New York City Council
Reducing delinquency and youth violence among justice-involved young people is a complicated business. Public safety is best protected when youth justice providers work with young people in their own communities, and when the efforts of courts and children’s services are coordinated with prevention agencies, schools, social services, neighborhood organizations, and faith-based groups.