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For the most updated information on the budget as well as other legislative activity impacting county operations, visit the
CCAP budget news page.
NJJN NEWS: Bill Would Reauthorize JJDPA & Increase Protections for Youth
On Dec 11, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced a bill that aims to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), our country's broadest federal juvenile justice law.
The measure, which was first enacted 40 years ago--and last reauthorize in 2002--addresses four key issues for young people who are involved in the juvenile justice system: racial and ethnic disparities; holding youth in adult jails; separation of incarcerated youth and adults by both sight and sound barriers; and the incarceration of children for status offenses, e.g. skipping school, missing curfew, and running away from home.
"Reauthorization of the JJDPA is long overdue," said Sarah Bryer, director of the National Juvenile Justice Network. "It gives crucial guidance to states on how to ensure their justice systems keep communities safe and protect children in trouble with the law. Yet the existing law hasn't kept pace with what we've learned about how to do that, including new research on adolescent brain development and the efficacy -- and fiscal soundness -- of community-based alternatives as compared to incarceration."
Reintroducing the JJDPA is an important step forward. This bill marks the first bi-partisan reintroduction of the JJDPA in five years. "We recognize that there is limited time left on the 2014 legislative calendar," said Bryer. "We are hopeful that Senator Grassley will continue to see this issue as a priority when he assumes leadership of the Senate Judiciary committee next year."
» Press release.
» Read the full proposed bill here.
Overview Juvenile Justice Reauthorization Act
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NPJS (our national association) has developed a peer-reviewed, online journal (Journal of Applied Juvenile Justice Services). I hope you will consider submitting a manuscript for consideration. See the attached call-for-papers. Feel free to contact Michael Jones for additional information! npjs@me.com
Call for Papers
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Many of you may have heard us talk about the desktop Guide. The Desktop Guide to Quality Practice for Working with Youth in Confinement is the product of a major collaboration between the National Center for Youth in Custody (NCYC), the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), and the National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS). Its content covers a variety of topics essential to providing and maintaining quality care to youth in Juvenile Justice.
Please pass this information regarding this extremely valuable resource on to anyone who is looking to improve their practices.
News for Teachers
Departments of Justice, Education Release Correctional Education Guidance Package for Serving Juvenile Justice System-Involved Youth
Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released the Correctional Education Guidance Package on Monday, December 8. Developed through a partnership between the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education, this guidance package is designed to inform the efforts of states, school districts, and juvenile justice facilities that serve system-involved youth. The package includes recommendations and federal requirements for ensuring that youth in confinement receive an education comparable to those provided in traditional public school settings. OJP Assistant Attorney General Karol V. Mason and OJJDP Administrator Robert L. Listenbee joined the Attorney General and Secretary of Education for the announcement.
Quality education is an essential protective factor for system-involved youth that helps them set realistic long-term goals, acquire the skill sets to succeed, and return to school and their communities as productive citizens.
The package includes the following components:
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Additional Information
SAMHSA Releases Paper on Trauma and Using a Trauma-Informed Approach
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released "SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach." This paper identifies a working concept of trauma relevant to justice systems and other stakeholders, outlines fundamental assumptions and principles for developing a trauma-informed approach, and explores trauma in the context of community.
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View and download the full paper.
Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration
New Justice Policy Institute report finds that long-term consequences of incarcerating young people could cost taxpayers $8 billion to $21 billion each year.
Thirty-three U.S. states and jurisdictions spend $100,000 or more annually to incarcerate a young person, and continue to generate outcomes that result in even greater costs, according to a new report released today by the Justice Policy Institute (JPI). The report, Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration, produced the first-ever estimate of the overall costs resulting from negative outcomes associated with incarceration, and found that these long-term consequences of incarcerating young people could cost taxpayers $8 billion to $21 billion each year.
The billions of dollars in hidden costs result from formerly incarcerated young people earning lower wages, paying less in taxes, as well as having a greater dependence upon government assistance and higher rates of recidivism. Research shows that the experience of incarceration increases the likelihood that young people will commit a new offense in the future. Read more.
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