CJJ Blog
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2018 Youth Summit
Youth Summit: A Photo Recap Thank you to everyone who attended CJJ’s 2018 Youth Summit, “Empowering Youth: Resiliency Through Trauma”!…
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What is the Emerging Leaders Committee (ELC)?
The Coalition for Juvenile Justice’s Emerging Leaders Committee is a partnership between Coalition for Juvenile Justice and emerging leaders in…
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Juvenile Justice in the 21st Century: Sifting Through the Trends (Blog 2/3: Race and Ethnicity)
Note: The term ‘Latinx’ used throughout refers to youth of Hispanic and / or Latino ancestry. In cases where the…
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Criminal Justice Shouldn’t Deny Youth the Chance to Win Gainful Employment
Juvenile facilities are increasingly offering opportunities to young people to focus on training and development of vocational skills. Take the Tuscaloosa…
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Juvenile Justice in the 21st Century: Sifting Through the Trends (Blog 1/3: Overview)
The U.S. incarcerates its residents at an infamously high rate – 666 adults were locked up for every 100,000 individuals…
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Now Is Not The Time To Give Up On America’s Youth
Our nation’s juvenile justice system receives the lowest level of federal funding it has seen in history, with no indication…
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Principles of Change for Addressing the Intersections of Juvenile Justice Involvement and Youth Homelessness
The Coalition for Juvenile Justice and our partners, the National Network for Youth and the National League of Cities Institute…
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Juvenile Justice Talk on The Hill
It’s a phrase seldomly heard in today’s politics: “bipartisan support.” That is exactly what the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention…
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Help us create a brighter tomorrow for our youth
For more than 30 years, the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) has worked tirelessly to help ensure that our children…