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June 12, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Youth Advocacy Department of Massachusetts, the juvenile division of the state's public defender agency, developed a Web-based information system to help manage and assess the impact of its work representing young people in juvenile court.
December 1, 2011 | Program Result Report
Community Oriented Correctional Health Services expanded its juvenile offender program to an additional site and negotiated for a third. The program connects juvenile offenders with health services during and after detention.
January 13, 2011 | Program Result Report
The program focused on assisting juvenile justice systems in 10 communities to work with alcohol and drug treatment providers and community members to help teens not only in trouble with the law but also with drug and alcohol problems.
June 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
In 1995, researchers at Northwestern University launched the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a longitudinal survey tracking the health care needs and outcomes of youth from the Cook County (Chicago) juvenile justice system.
June 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
Researchers from Northwestern University Medical School interviewed 1,829 youth detained at the juvenile facility in Cook County, Ill., as part of a longitudinal study of the health issues and outcomes of youth in juvenile detention.
January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) developed a project to track substance abuse assessment, treatment and aftercare services within the juvenile justice system.
June 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial established the National Juvenile Justice Project to rehabilitate young offenders through programs that deal with the possible causes of criminal behavior.
June 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Johnson, Bassin & Shaw, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in substance abuse and juvenile justice issues, helped convene a national conference on youth substance abuse and the juvenile justice system.
November 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The American Bar Association developed six Unified Family Court systems in three U.S. states and one territory and created a network of national groups to help educate the public about Unified Family Courts.
January 28, 2010 | Program Result Report
Investigators at the University of Pittsburgh coordinated a longitudinal study of 1,355 serious adolescent offenders in Philadelphia and Phoenix to learn what paths led them to continued engagement with the criminal justice system or away from it.