Corrections

    Webinar - Gender, Sexuality, and the Juvenile Justice System: Promoting System Improvement

    Understanding gendered pathways into the juvenile justice system equips providers with ways to effectively focus on the complex needs, vulnerabilities, trends, and opportunities of each gender's unique experiences. Sexuality and gender identity lenses are equally important to create an environment that elevates lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer/gender nonconforming and transgender youth who identify with female and/or male development, or neither, and varying sexualities, allowing them to be more of who they are.

    Access a Toolkit on Facilitating Successful Juvenile Reentry into Communities

    August 09, 2018

    The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) released a new resource, Reentry Starts Here: A Guide for Youth in Long-Term Juvenile Corrections and Treatment Programs. This toolkit outlines the steps that youth in juvenile corrections and treatment programs can take to prepare for reentry, from seeking support services, to requesting a school transfer, to finding employment.

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    Learn About a Free Application to Improve the Investigation of Child Abuse and Child Fatality Cases

    May 22, 2018

    Join the National Criminal Justice Training Center for the webinar “Child Protector App: An Investigative and Educational Tool” on Wednesday, May 30 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET.

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    Child Protector App: An Investigative and Educational Tool

    Learn more about Child Protector, a free application designed to improve the investigative, administrative, and judicial handling of child physical abuse cases, as well as child fatalities, in a manner that reduces trauma to the child and family.

    Attend a Webinar on Effective Case Supervision Strategies

    May 01, 2018

    Join the Justice Clearinghouse for the webinar “Case Supervision Practices” on Thursday, May 3 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET. During the webinar, participants will learn about the four-pronged process to efficiently supervise probationers: office contacts; field contacts; counseling and treatment; and the use of alcohol and drug testing.

    Panelists will review learning objectives such as:

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    Case Supervision Practices

    Over the last 20 years, supervision practices in the field of probation have significantly changed in the attempt to assist in positive behavior change in probationers. The field now knows that attempting to catch people doing the “right” thing is as important as holding them accountable for incidents where they are doing the “wrong” things. How does one do this? There are many evidence-based practices to efficiently supervise probationers in order to accomplish both goals.

    Learn about the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s New Diversion Programs Implementation Guide

    April 24, 2018

    Join the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and Development Services Group, Inc. for the webinar “The Model Programs Guide Diversion Programs Implementation Guide” on Wednesday, May 2 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET.

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    The Model Programs Guide Diversion Programs Implementation Guide

    The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in collaboration with Development Services Group, Inc., will present a webinar to discuss the Model Programs Guide (MPG) Diversion Programs Implementation Guide.

    Attend a Webinar on the Effective Use and Implementation of Supervision Teams

    April 17, 2018

    Join the Justice Clearinghouse for the webinar “Effective Use of Teams in Probation & Parole” on Tuesday, April 24 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET. During the webinar, participants will learn about the “supervision teams” strategy, which has been implemented by specialty courts, such as drug courts, to assist probationers.

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