Graduated Sanctions for Juvenile Offenders: A Program Model and Planning Guide - Volume One

Intended to be used in conjunction with the Juvenile Offenders: A Training Curriculum Guide - Volume One, this volume is comprised of three sections: Introduction and Background, Preferred Practices in Graduated Sanctions, and Program Development and Implementation. The contents include sections on programming for special needs populations, a model structured decision making instrument for assessment, planning and implementation, and monitoring.

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Graduated Sanctions for Juvenile Offenders: A Program Model and Planning Guide - Volume Two
Dispositional Court Hearing to Case Closure

Intended to be used in conjunction with the Juvenile Offenders: A Training Curriculum Guide - Volume Two  (Dispositional Court Hearing to Case Closure). The Guide addresses program challenges and topics that should be discussed and considered when dealing with youthful offenders and graduated sanctions from court disposition to case closure. The Guide may help prepare readers to explore secure confinement alternatives and enhance or refine reentry strategies. 

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Monograph One: Program Development and Future Initiatives

The Monograph describes lessons learned from the Juvenile Sanctions Center’s initial months of implementation and operation. It details the approach and offers guidelines and recommendations to the field of juvenile justice for jurisdictions considering replication of the Juvenile Sanctions Center’s process in establishing a continuum of care for juvenile offenders in a graduated sanctioning program through the establishment of 10 Demonstration Sites. It highlights the process of helping community-based teams identify gaps in services, but moreover, how to close these gaps with proper training and technical assistance.

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Monograph Two: Program Expansion and Capacity Building

This Monograph focuses on the Juvenile Sanction Center's program expansion from immediate and intermediate sanctions to the full range of sanctioning levels including secure care and after care/reentry. The Monograph traces the progress of the first ten Demonstration Sites, the implementation of their respective action plans and their development as providers of pro-bono cross site technical assistance. In addition, the Monograph discusses three new Demonstration Sites and their capacity to provide training and technical assistance.

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Related Articles

Making Sense of Incentives and Sanctions in Working with the Substance Abusing Offenders  will help readers understand the theory behind the use of incentives and sanctions and how to properly use this strategy in a juvenile drug court. The article is laid out in a question and answer format that is accessible and practical for juvenile justice professionals.

In addition, The Carrot and the Stick, an article written for the Michigan Bar Journal will give more information regarding behavior modification and positive reinforcement as it relates to incentives and sanctions for substance abuse.

Both articles are helpful resources for juvenile justice professionals.

Training and Technical Assistance Bulletins 

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Overcoming Barriers to Employment for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
This publication discusses the employment opportunities that are available for youth in the juvenile justice system. It covers the benefits and various possibilities of employment that may impact the delinquency tendencies of youth.

A Practical Approach to Linking Graduated Sanctions with a Continuum of Effective Programs
This publication examines the connection between structured decision-making instruments and the characteristics of best practices in treatment programs for juvenile offenders. This bulletin introduces a prototype instrument, the Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP), which itemizes the characteristics of effective programs. This bulletin is a valuable tool for both the practitioner and the researcher.

Resource Reallocation: The Clark County Experience
Clark County (Las Vegas), Nevada, one of the ten demonstration sites, describes its experience and lessons learned in the process of applying resource reallocation to planning and implementing its graduated sanctions efforts. This is a practical “how-to” bulletin.

Three Innovative Court-Involved Reentry Programs
This bulletin spotlights the efforts of three jurisdictions to improve outcomes for juvenile offenders returning to the community after completing a period of court-ordered placement.

Using Federal Title IV-E Money to Expand Sanctions and Services for Juvenile Offenders
An aid to help capture Federal Title IV-E funds and the steps necessary to take advantage of this federal reimbursement program are discussed. Starting the IV-E process can be a challenging endeavor, but the payoff can be well worth the effort.