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Professional Juvenile Justice Administrator Certification Program
The National Juvenile Court Services Association’s (NJCSA) certification program is now available online. The Certification program is designed for members who occupy administrative positions within the field of juvenile justice. All courses are conducted online. Registration for the first courses to be offered begins February 13, 2006. Visit the NJCSA web site. ++++++++++ Detention Reform and Girls – Challenges and Solutions
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has just released its latest volume of Pathways to Detention Reform. Volume 13 includes chapters on girls’ needs, systemic issues, promising practices and gender-responsive programs, and more. Downloadable 84 page pdf file. ++++++++++ Trial by Peers Program - A Teen Court Variation
In Clark County (Las Vegas), Nevada this program, a partnership of the judiciary, the juvenile justice system and the Clark County Bar Association, has been in operation for over ten years The program will soon be an alternative to the phenomenon of the criminalization of school discipline in which mischief at school ends up in court. Schools will be able to send first-time minors offenders ages 12 to 17 directly to the Trial by Peers program, keeping them out of the criminal system altogether. ++++++++++ Juvenile Diversion: Chicago in the Spotlight
The Chicago Juvenile Intervention Support Center is a pilot program for juveniles in the court system who need support. The program will focus on diversion, counseling and treatment programs. It will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The program’s focus will be on family, community and treatment. ++++++++++
The Juvenile Private Treatment Industry - Unregulated, Unseen
Desperate parents place their children in privately run residential rehab programs in an attempt to get the right help for their kids. Given that there is no government oversight or regulation of private facilities it is hard to find data or to investigate programs that offer treatment. The author of this article has also written a book, Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids. ++++++++++ NASJE News Quarterly - Latest Issue
The online newsletter of the National Association of State Judicial Educators offers a nice selection of articles in its latest issue. Here are some samples from the table of contents:
Family Law: Child Support Dockets Benefit from Using Problem-Solving Court Principles
Inside the Minds of Judges Part II - The New Judge
Building and Implementing an Effective Court performance Measurement System
Lots more at the site. ++++++++++ National Calendar of Crime Victim Assistance-Related Events
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has put this calendar up on its web site. It is intended to help crime victim service providers and allied professionals stay in touch with all of the latest victim assistance conferences, training, ceremonies and other events through the nation. Readers can scan events up to a year ahead, sign up to be notified of victim-related events as they are added, and promote their events on the calendar. ++++++++++ Two New Publications from NCJFCJ’s Permanency Planning for Children Department
Domestic Violence Advocacy in Dependency Court: The Miami-Dade Dependency Court Intervention Program for Family Violence Handbook – The need to recognize, understand, and respond when child maltreatment and domestic violence intersect is critical for all dependency system stakeholders, but especially for judges who are faced with the responsibility for making decisions that affect the safety and well-being of abused and neglected children. This handbook describes the development, implementation, and daily operation of a unique and promising initiative designed to address these issues. Model Court Status Report 2004: A Snapshot of the Child Victims Act Model Courts Project – Presents an overview of the developments, emerging trends, and promising practices in the Child Victims Act Model Courts Project throughout the year. Includes 25 jurisdictions in 21 states and the District of Columbia. To order these publications click here. ++++++++++ For Family Court Judges, Commissioners, Masters and Referees Involved with the Custody of Children
This will be the second (and final) request to judges to complete this survey. The survey results will be shared with NCJFCJ staff and will help us in planning educational events for you.
A doctoral student studying Child and Family Forensic Psychology is conducting a needs assessment of family court judges involved with the custody of children. The purpose of the survey (a link to which appears below) is to find out from judges what areas of child and family psychology they need more information about. The results of the survey will help in outlining future training and education in this area for family court judges.
If you are a family court judge, commissioner, master or referee please take five minutes to complete the short survey. As an incentive, Jenaan Khaleeli, the doctoral student conducting the survey, will send current psychological research on any or all topics covered in the questionnaire to any participant who requests it. If you have questions, you can email Janann at jkhaleeli@alliant.edu
Click here: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB224AAYPV3H6 ++++++++++
Potent Mexican Meth Replaces the Homegrown Product
State laws restricting access to medication that can be used to make methamphetamine have been successful in wiping out neighborhood meth labs, but the defunct local labs are rapidly being replaced by an influx of cheap, potent methamphetamine from Mexico. ++++++++++
Teen Marijuana-Psychosis Link
Recent research points to adolescence as a particularly risky time to smoke marijuana for those genetically predisposed to mental illness. Brain scientists theorize that marijuana may induce temporary changes in brain chemistry that, when reinforced over time, become permanent. ++++++++++ Dropping Out and High School Failure
The failure of many young Americans to graduate from high school is rapidly becoming a major national issue. Reporters from the Los Angeles Times spent eight months studying a Los Angeles high school and interviewing hundreds of former students and their parents, teachers, friends and siblings. They wanted to know why some many students fail high school and how high school fails them. No easy answers in this article, but a good review of the many elements of a growing national problem. ++++++++++ Teenagers Need More Sleep
Teenagers and their parents in Fairfax County, Virginia are pushing to change middle and high school start times. They say teens aren’t made to start their days so early. In recent years several school districts around the country have moved their school day to a later hour. Nine and one-half hours or more sleep a nights is recommended for a typical teenager who is also typically sleepy in the morning and more alert in the evening. Most schools operate contrary schedules. ++++++++++ Gambling Among Young Men Grows Twenty Percent From 2004 to 2005 Poker is hot on college campuses among young men. Of the 2.9 million young people who gamble every week 80% of them are men. Gambling is glamorized in cable-TV poker competitions and glittery web sites. Because gambling is private and available on the Internet rules to combat campus betting don’t work. Experts recommend prevention strategies similar to those used with drugs and alcohol and that they be initiated by middle school, no later. Gambling Stats*: 2.9 million – Number of Americans between the ages of 14 and 22 who gamble on cards at least once a week.
50.4% - Percentage of male college students who gamble on cards at least once a month.
26.6% - Percentage of female college students who gamble on cards at least one a month.
$3.1 billion – Revenue generated from Internet gambling in 2001.
$12 billion – Estimated Internet gambling revenue in 2005
*The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s 2005 National Annenberg Risk Survey of Youth: Christiansen Capital Advisors, LLC+++++++++ Conferences and Programs 33rd National Conference on Juvenile Justice March 26-29, 2006 - Denver, Colorado at the new Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. For details and to look at the conference schedule, click on the link above.
Keeping Kids in the Child Welfare System After 18 Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago presents the first in a new web conference series. On March 1 this free web conference will present an overview of the new research and provide an opportunity to learn about the experiences of states that allow youth to remain in the child welfare system past their eighteenth birthday. Register online at the link above. Planning Outreach Activities for National Crime Victims Rights Week February 8 at 2 p.m. eastern time the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will host a Web Forum discussion with Anne Seymour on planning outreach activities for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week April 23-29, 2006.
CWLA 2006 Juvenile Justice National Symposium May 31 – June 2, 2006 – Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport. The theme is Building Successful Alliances to Improve Outcomes.
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