In 2016, the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funded the Council of State Governments Justice Center, and its partners, to provide technical assistance to states seeking to revamp the "front end" of their juvenile justice systems to improve outcomes for youth and to reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
Presenters will share lessons learned from this and other diversion system improvement initiatives, including:?
?? How to identify and expand the population of youth who can benefit most from diversion services while protecting public safety
? What research shows are the key elements of effective juvenile diversion, including clear eligibility criteria, the use of validated risk and needs screening tools to guide diversion and program decisions, cross-systems collaboration, family engagement, and restorative justice
? The challenges that states and counties experience in adopting these best practices, and lessons learned from the initiative about how to overcome these challenges
? Examples of innovative diversion programs and approaches, including Choose 180 in Washington State and the Juvenile Civil Citation Program in Delaware
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