Keeping Youth Out of the Deep End of the Juvenile Justice System A Developmental Evaluation Overview of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Deep-End Reform This report presents findings from a multiyear evaluation of the Casey Foundation’s deep-end reform, an initiative designed to safely, significantly and equitably reduce out-of-home placements in 12 juvenile justice systems across the country. Read to learn more. Read More
Reducing Structural Barriers to School and Work for People With Juvenile Records This report shares how state policymakers can help dismantle education- and employment-related barriers for people with juvenile records. Read More
Transforming Juvenile Probation Restructuring Probation Terms to Promote Success Juvenile probation term lengths should be only as long as is necessary to connect youth with any needed support and services in their communities and should be designed to minimize disruption to young people’s lives and development. Read More
Subscribe to Juvenile Justice News The Casey Foundation share blog posts, publications and tools related to the Foundation’s work to transform how communities and jurisdictions respond to young people who come in contact with the juvenile justice system. Sign up for Juvenile Justice News, delivered the second Thursday of each month. Read More
Expand the Use of Diversion From the Juvenile Justice System This brief presents the research case for significantly expanding the use of diversion in the juvenile justice system. Learn how arresting young people and processing their cases in juvenile court increases their likelihood of subsequent arrests, school struggles and employment challenges. Read More
Evaluating Race Equity and Family Engagement Strategies to Reform the Deep End of Juvenile Justice In a Casey-hosted webinar, presenters shared lessons from an evaluation of effort to deploy race equity strategies and engage youth and families in reducing incarceration and other out-of-home placements for young people, especially youth of color. Read More
Webinars Explore Restorative Justice The Annie E. Casey Foundation will host two webinars on Jan. 25 and Feb. 17, 2021, respectively, on how communities can use restorative justice as a constructive and more equitable response when young people break the law in ways that cause harm. Read More
FAQs About the Train-the-Trainer Opportunity for Reimagining Juvenile Justice Learn about the Reimagining Juvenile Justice curriculum and the application process for the upcoming RJJ 4.0 Train-the-Trainer Institute. Read More
JDAIconnect JDAIconnect is a virtual destination from the Annie E. Casey Foundation for juvenile justice reformers to talk, find resources and learn. Connect here. Read More
What Shall We Then Do? A Family Freedom Kit for Creating Healing Communities This guide, developed in partnership with the Progressive National Baptist Convention, explains the Healing Communities model which seeks to engage congregations in the restoration and healing of their members who have been affected by crime and incarceration. Read More
