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Tuesday May 5, 10 AM - 3 PM: JDCAP Training Committee meeting at CCAP
Thursday May 14 10:00 a.m. - Friday May 15 12:30 p.m., JDCAP Board Retreat at CCAP
Employment Opportunities
Director of the Center for Juvenile Justice Training and Research
The Juvenile Court Judges' Commission is seeking applicants for the position of Director, Center for Juvenile Justice Training and Research.
This is a civil service position. The application process will be open from April 15 until May 2, 2015.
The Civil Service job announcement number is 2015-053 with the title of "Juvenile Justice Training & Research Director" under the section of announcements listed as "Law Enforcement, Investigation and Safety". It is accessible though the link below: Community Jobseekers
Please contact Rick Steele, Deputy Director, Juvenile Court Judges' Commission for additional information.
Additional Information
Fact Sheets Available on Parenting a Child Recovering from Maltreatment
The Child Welfare Information Gateway has released a series of online fact sheets exploring the effects of maltreatment on children and how parents can help them recover. One of the fact sheets focuses on parenting a child who has experienced trauma. Other topics in the series include parenting a child who has experienced sexual abuse and abuse or neglect. Free print copies can be ordered online.
Resources:
Access the Child Welfare Information Gateway online catalog for publications on child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.
Visit the 2015 National Child Abuse Prevention Month website.
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP has announced the following fiscal year 2015 funding opportunities:
Resources:
Visit OJJDP's funding page for more information about these solicitations.
New Research and Program Brief:
The Front-End Diversion Initiative
The Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Collaborative for Change, in conjunction with the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, has released a new Research and Program Brief. Co-authored by Dr. Erin Espinosa and Kathleen Skowyra, "Diverting Youth at Probation Intake: The Front-End Diversion Initiative" discusses an effort in Texas to divert youth with suspected mental health needs away from juvenile justice processing. The Front-End Diversion Initiative (FEDI) uses specialized juvenile probation officers to link these youth and their families to community services and to divert these youth from adjudication within the juvenile justice system.
Seeded with funding from Models of Change, FEDI has been identified as a promising practice by Crime Solutions.gov. Initial findings from an evaluation of the impact of the effort found that:
- Youth who participated in FEDI were significantly less likely to be adjudicated than those who participated in traditional supervision.
- Specialized officers engaged in collateral contacts in the community at over 10 times a higher rate than officers providing traditional supervision.
To learn more about FEDI, visit the Collaborative for Change website for:
- A video featuring Dr. Espinosa, one of the developers of the FEDI model
- The FEDI Program Policy and Procedure Manual included in Examples from the Field
Online Video Series Addresses Child Maltreatment
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. In observance, the Children's Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Child Abuse Prevention Partners have released the "Connections" series of brief videos highlighting strategies and programs to prevent child maltreatment. Videos will be posted online each Wednesday of the month.
Resources:
Access the video presentations.
Visit the 2015 National Child Abuse Prevention Month website.
Learn more about OJJDP's series on the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence.
Guide to Trauma Consultation in Juvenile and Family Courts Now Available
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges has released "Preparing for a Trauma Consultation in Your Juvenile and Family Court." This OJJDP-funded guide highlights trauma consultation and how it can help juvenile and family courts become more trauma-informed across environment, practice, and policy. The guide outlines a conceptual and basic operational framework for trauma-informed courts, including positioning them as stakeholders in the community. The publication is a living document that will be updated with lessons learned and advances in the field as they develop.
Resources:
Access publications in OJJDP's National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence series.
Learn more about the Attorney General's Defending Childhood Initiative.
Global Youth Justice Launches 500 Youth Justice Web Sites
On May 1, 2015, the American Bar Association will celebrate Law Day. In observance, Global Youth Justice is encouraging youth and adults to volunteer in a youth justice diversion program, often referred to as a teen, student, youth, or peer court or jury. Global Youth Justice has launched 500 Web sites to promote juvenile justice diversion programs nationwide. More than 1,500 communities and tribes worldwide currently operate a youth justice diversion program. These courts train teenagers, including former juvenile offenders, to be judges, prosecutors, attorneys, and jurors who handle low-level offenses of their peers, promote accountability, provide access to youth resources, and reduce and prevent juvenile crime.
Resources:
Follow Global Youth Justice on Twitter.
Learn more about 2015 Law Day.
