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Reconnecting: The Role of the Juvenile Court in Reentry This new NCJFCJ publications is a guide to planning, implementing, and operating a juvenile court to manage the reintegration into the community of juveniles who have undergone court-ordered out-of-home placement. 46 pages. Available in hard copy for $7/copy. Downloadable at the link above. ++++++++++ Aftercare, Reentry and Transition Services Implementation and Outcome Evaluation of the Intensive Aftercare Program The OJJDP-sponsored Intensive Aftercare Program addresses a critical problem facing the nation’s juvenile justice system: how to reduce recidivism among high-risk parolees through intensive supervision and services after they have been released from detention. This new report presents the findings from a five year, multisite evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of IAP. 110 page pdf file. If you want the executive summary only, print pages 1-15. ++++++++++ Overcoming Barriers to School Reentry For youth leaving custody return to school is integral to successful reentry into the community. New York City Dept. of Education data indicate that more than two-thirds of high school-age offenders do not return to school on release. This fact sheet profiles New York City’s CASES programs for returning juveniles – the School Connection Center and Community Prep High School. ++++++++++ National Portrait of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative This first report from the program’s multi-site evaluation describes the evaluation process and contains detailed descriptions of reentry programs and activities under way in the 69 sites funded through SVORI. The complete report is 246 pages. You can download it by section to avoid giving your printer hysterics. ++++++++++ Intensive Juvenile Aftercare Reference Guide This new best practices guide is the most up-to-date body of information available on the development and implementation of a comprehensive reintegrative intervention for juvenile offenders placed in correctional, out-of-home settings operating at the local, county and state levels. The IAP model serves as a point of reference for describing the nature and sequencing of decisions tied to pre-release planning, transitional activities, and community follow-up. This is a massive document -- 252 pages – but it covers everything. Downloadable pdf file. ++++++++++ Publications from the Vera Institute ++++++++++ Recommendations of the ABA Justice Kennedy Commission Report to the ABA House of Delegates with four recommendations on: - Punishment, Incarceration, and Sentencing
- Racial and Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System
- Clemency, Sentence Reduction and Restoration of Rights
- Prison Conditions and prisoner Reentry
The first six pages of the pdf file include summaries of the recommendations. ++++++++++ Aftercare Services I missed listing the most recent Department of Justice publication on aftercare last week. This Juvenile Justice Bulletin is a long one – 30 pages – and a thorough one. It profiles, examines and compares half a dozen existing aftercare programs. Includes a list of resource organizations. ++++++++++ Juvenile Aftercare Publications: 1994-2003 These two summary reports were published in 1994. They show the interim results of OJJDP’s research and development initiative to assess, test, and disseminate information on intensive aftercare programs models (IAP - Intensive Aftercare Project). The next two documents are Juvenile Justice Bulletins reporting on aspects of the IAP project (Intensive Aftercare Project): The publications below are from a variety of resources: - Aftercare and Reentry in an Accountability-Based System – Technical Assistance Resource Guide from JAIBG – 22 page pdf file. Published May 2002
- Juvenile Aftercare Services – An issue of inSummary, a serial publication of the National Center for Juvenile Justice on accountability based programs. This issue reviews and summarizes publications in juvenile aftercare and provides ordering information. Includes publications I don’t mention here. 8 page pdf file. Published 1999.
- EDJJ Notes – Newsletter of the National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice. This issue’s headline article is about the Arizona Detention Transition Project. 7 page pdf file. Published January 2003.
- Intensive Aftercare Program (IAP) – The web site of OJJDP’s Intensive Aftercare Project will give you information about the progress of the project, about forthcoming publications, and contact information for inquiries.
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Aftercare Services OJJDP opens a new series of publications, the Juvenile Justice Practices Series, with this aftercare bulletin. The bulletin describes comprehensive aftercare services that provide youth with a wide variety of services on release from detention. It reviews relevant research, analyzes aftercare as it relates to system change, and identifies six promising aftercare programs. 32 pages. Downloadable pdf file. |
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