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03/16/23
Publication
What Everyone Ought to Know About Starting a Child Sex Traffickin…

Any work that strives to serve and advocate for survivors of child sex trafficking should always provide a seat at the table for survivors, particularly youth survivors. One way to achieve this is to start…

02/22/23
Publication
Four Ways That Courts Can Actively Engage Children and Youth Invo…

Children and youth often have little or no power over important aspects of their lives that are impacted by court involvement. Judges and other court professionals need to engage authentically, meaningfully, and directly with children…

01/11/23
Bench Card
Child Sex Trafficking On-Ramps and Off-Ramps Fact Sheet and Infog…

This infographic and fact sheet were developed in conversation with youth survivors and 39 stakeholders who provide training and/or technical assistance on child sexual exploitation and youth interventions across the country. These resources are intended…

01/04/23
Publication
Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: 2022 National Report

Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: 2022 National Report is the fifth edition of a comprehensive report on youth victimization, offending by youth, and the juvenile justice system. With this release, the report series has…

12/27/22
Brief
Using Data to Promote Equity in Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts - …

The purpose of this Technical Assistance Brief is to provide juvenile drug treatment courts (JDTC) teams with an overview of how to collect, analyze, and respond to program-level data regarding racial equity in three primary…

12/13/22
Publication
How to Facilitate a Discussion about Child Sexual Exploitation in…

How to Facilitate a Discussion about Child Sexual Exploitation in Your Community: A Facilitation Guide (Facilitation Guide) is a publication of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ). This material is made…

10/10/22
Technical Assistance Bulletin
Judicial – Academic Partnerships For Juvenile Drug Treatment Co…

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has released a technical assistance bulletin about the relationships between judicial and academic partnerships. Judicial – Academic Partnerships For Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts: A Technical…

06/17/22
Publication
Teen Dating Violence - Guidance for Judges Issuing Relief for Tee…

This technical assistance brief discusses the dynamics of Teen Dating Violence (TDV), best strategies for courts working with teen victims and perpetrators, and issuing relief to best meet the needs of youthful parties. Judges are…

06/07/22
Publication
Judicial Leadership for Community-Based Alternatives to Juvenile …

This infographic explains the benefits of community-based alternatives to secure confinement for justice-involved youth as well for as the communities where they live. It also offers steps to guide judges on providing leadership for developing alternatives.…

05/15/22
Publication
Courting Judicial Excellence in Juvenile Justice: A 50-State Stud…

Juvenile court judges are the most important public figures in the juvenile justice system—their decisions impact whether hundreds of thousands of youth each year become court involved and for how long, whether they are involuntarily…

01/10/22
Publication
Toolkit for Identifying Youth Experiencing Homelessness in the Ju…

In collaboration with the Coalition for Juvenile Justice, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has developed the Toolkit for Identifying Youth Experiencing Homelessness in the Justice System: Using A Structured Process…

06/16/21
Technical Assistance Bulletin
Checklist for Juvenile Confinement Decisions During and After COV…

The following checklist is a tool to help juvenile justice professionals responsible for placing youth in confinement to examine the criteria for confinement. Considerations of risks of confinement to youth— contracting COVID-19 or other communicable…