NCJFCJ in the State of Arkansas
ARKANSAS
In 2024, the NCJFCJ’s work impacted approximately 4 million families across the nation. Our publications amassed over 94,000 views, the team fulfilled over 150 requests for technical assistance, and trained over 15,000 judges, judicial officers, attorneys, and other juvenile and family-court related professionals across the nation.
In collaboration with the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts, the NCJFCJ’s independent research arm, the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ), provided intensive data analysis and data capacity development to five counties examining racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice.
One judicial officer from Arkansas attended the 2024 NCJFCJ Wellness Symposium - Centering Ourselves for Leadership. This Symposium provided participants with the opportunity to engage in honest conversations about what it means to be a judicial officer while developing practical tools necessary to avoid burnout and nurture personal resilience. The program is designed to prioritize wellness and support the process of increasing a judge’s quality of life off and on the bench.
Judicial system professionals from Arkansas participated in the Children and Youth and Engaging Men and Boys Program New Grantee Orientation hosted by the NCJFCJ’s Technical Assistance to Technical Assistance Provider’s (TA2TA) Resource Center and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW).
Judicial system professionals from Arkansas participated in the Rural, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program New Grantee Orientation hosted by the NCJFCJ’s Technical Assistance to Technical Assistance Provider’s (TA2TA) Resource Center and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW).
Judges and justice system professionals from Arkansas received specialized child welfare, domestic violence, and juvenile justice training on current and cutting-edge topics and research during the NCJFCJ’s Annual Conference and National Conference on Juvenile Justice.
The state of Arkansas contributes juvenile court data to the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). This national project of the NCJFCJ provides detailed and accurate information on the activities of the nation’s juvenile courts to juvenile justice professionals, policy makers, researchers, and the public.
The landscape of juvenile justice in Arkansas is detailed through the Juvenile Justice Geography, Policy, Practice and Statistics website (JJGPS.org), a project of the NCJFCJ’s research division, the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ). JJGPS is an online resource that tracks juvenile justice reform in each state, allowing for comparisons within and across states.
