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Top September 9, 2014
In This Issue
Public Policy
Conferences and Trainings
Membership Updates
Information Sharing and Updates
Articles of Interest
Other Items
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Public Policy

For the most updated information on the budget as well as other legislative activity impacting county operations, visit the

CCAP budget news page.

 

Future Conferences and Trainings

JDCAP is once again hosting a PA Juvenile Justice Services Conference

 

This year's conference theme is Learning and Sustainability; Bridging the Gap Between

Learning and Performance

 

Our conference will be held at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square  September 24 - 26, 2014

 

During this year's conference we are planning to include workshops on

  • Youth Mental Health First Aid
  • Experiential Learning
  • Screening for Human Trafficking
  • Brain-based Learning
  • Juvenile Justice Update (JJSES, SPEP, YLS...)
  • Transfer of Learning for Managers and Trainers
  • Updates on CPSL
  • Family Engagement
  • A presentation by the Youth Speakers Bureau (Juvenile Law Center
  • An update on PREA (panel presentation including recently audited facilities)

Conference Registration

Sponsorships and Exhibits

 

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Membership Updates

JDCAP Board Membership meeting - Tuesday Sept 23 at 1:30 PM, Lancaster Marriott

  
Information Sharing and Updates

PREA Resources

New Approaches & Emerging Technologies for Responding to Sexual Assault

NIJ's Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE) leads a comprehensive federal effort to share the knowledge and experience of sexual assault nurse examiners, sexual assault forensic examiners, and collaborative sexual assault response teams with practitioners who conduct investigations of criminal sexual assaults and who otherwise contribute to the national response to sexual assault.

 

On September 18, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. the FTCoE will hold a forum on "Best Practices for the National Response to Sexual Assault Investigations." This online and in-person forum will focus on emerging techniques and developments in evidence collection and analysis, forensic analysis using Y-STR capabilities, victim-centric care approaches, and the key factors that are essential to policy change. Presenters will also discuss best practices when resolving issues related to sexual assault. The forum presenters are researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders who are actively engaged in the development and implementation of policies that impact sexual assault investigations. Gerry LaPorte, NIJ's Director of the Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, will be one of the presenters.

 

RSVP to attend in person by September 16 or register for the live webinar.

 

View all NIJ-sponsored training.

 

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Articles of Interest

Report says Oregon's touted model for juvenile justice isn't working

 

OP-ED: Why the JJDPA Still Matters

 

Crime and rehabilitation [Editorial]

 

Students charged with crimes: When should you know?

 

Will This Be the Year JJDPA Is Reauthorized?


Other Important Items

New York State's Adolescent Diversion Program

(NY State) seeks to divert 16- and 17-year-old defendants from the adult criminal justice system by providing them with age-appropriate alternatives and services.

 

After assessing the available evidence, the CrimeSolutions.gov team rated the program as "Promising" - participants were 8 percent less likely to be rearrested for a felony as compared to 10 percent in the comparison group members. Likewise, both adjournment in contemplation of dismissal and case dismissals were significantly lower for program participants (52% vs. 40% and 13% vs 24%, respectively).

 

Learn more about this program and the evaluations on CrimeSolutions.gov.

 

Funding Available for High-Risk Communities for Local Prevention Planning From the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention at the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency recently released a new funding announcement available to communities that have identified significant issues among their youth, including:

  • alcohol and other drug use,
  • delinquency,
  • teen pregnancy,
  • school drop out, and
  • youth violence.

 

Priority will be given to communities that are at high-risk for youth violence, delinquency and other problem behaviors.

This funding is available for both planning and implementation of the Communities That Care prevention model. Communities That Care (CTC) is a strategic process of identifying and prioritizing Risk and Protective Factors for the community to address. Using the CTC process has proven to reduce youth violence, substance use, delinquency, and improve academic achievementsGet an overview of the CTC process or learn more from the developer.

Applications are due in PCCD's Egrants system on Friday, September 19, 2014.

Read the full Funding Announcement 
and visit PCCD's website for more information.

 

Health Care Sector Guide Now Available on Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking

Health care professionals frequently come into contact with youth who have past, ongoing, or potential sexual exploitation for commercial purposes or sex trafficking victimization. However, according to the 2013 report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States, the United States is in the early stages of recognizing, understanding, and developing solutions to prevent these crimes.

 

A new supplement to the report Guide for the Health Care Sector is designed for use by health care professionals and in settings where youth are treated for injury and illness or taught about prevention. The guide includes key terms, risk factors and consequences, barriers to identifying victims and survivors, current practices, and recommendations. This project was funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

 

Resources:

Share the guide and other resources from the report.

 

OJJDP's Model Programs Guide Adds Three Literature Reviews

OJJDP's Model Programs Guide (MPG), an online resource of evidence-based juvenile justice and youth prevention, intervention, and reentry programs, has added three new literature reviews. MPG literature reviews provide practitioners and policymakers with relevant research and evaluations on more than 40 juvenile justice topics and programs. These three literature reviews address:

 

 

In addition to literature reviews, MPG offers program profiles, information on program implementation, and resource links.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) are pleased to announce the availability of the latest in their new, co-produced Justice Research series. The series reports on findings from joint NIJ and OJJDP research on youth in the juvenile justice system.

 

"Changing Lives: Prevention and Intervention to Reduce Serious Offending" focuses on the highest quality evaluation studies and research reviews, grouped by program focus, to assess early childhood, juvenile, and early adulthood programs that have demonstrated impacts on offending in early adulthood or up to age 29.

 

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