With the support of Susan and Jack Rudin, the Rudin Research Partnership program at the John Jay College of Criminal
Tag: youth
Reclaiming Futures: Revisiting Network Perceptions
An evaluation of Reclaiming Futures estimated the initiative’s impact by surveying system actors about their perceptions of justice and substance abuse treatment systems on three major dimensions (administration, collaboration, and service quality).
Strengthening Youth Justice Practices with Developmental Knowledge and Principles
The insights and lessons of developmental science do not translate easily into the day-to-day tasks of youth justice systems, which often focus on control and compliance. Youth justice practitioners require assistance as they apply developmental principles. The Positive Youth Justice (PYJ) Model was developed to meet this challenge.
Statement of Jeffrey A. Butts to the New York Commission on Youth, Public Safety and Justice
Reducing youth crime is a complicated business, and I think we all know that it takes more than punishment. If it were possible to stop crime by simply increasing punishment, we would certainly know it by now.
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
There is More than One ‘System’ in Juvenile Justice by Jeffrey A. Butts, April 24, 2013 Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
Interpreting the Juvenile Incarceration Drop by Jeffrey A. Butts, March 20, 2013 Juvenile Justice Information Exchange On March 17, Nate