office of juvenile justice delinquency and prevention juvenile justice reform act (2018)
Custom curricula development designed to assist states in achieving and maintaining compliance with all JJRA (2018) requirements. As former compliance monitors, we are well versed, especially in the core requirements
trauma-informed
Significant focus is on coaching workers to view youth and their behaviors through a trauma-informed lens. Child-serving agency professionals learn the importance of asking themselves “what happened to the youth” rather than wondering “what is wrong with them”
evidence-based AND RESTORATIVE
Curricula include most recent evidence-based, best practices for restoratively handling youth and decriminalizing normal adolescent behaviors
Implicit Bias / Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Being aware and cognizant of implicit bias, what that means, and the resulting harm that comes from bias, is the first step in working toward eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system. Dialogue on intentional and unintentional bias along with racism, are paramount to system transformation efforts
overall system improvement
All stakeholders benefit from system improvement; our projects assist agencies in uncovering the areas most in need, fill gaps, provide solutions, and offer continuing support to achieve impactful changes and strengthened systems.
Multi-phase projects including ongoing training, technical assistance, policy review and general consultation
adolescent brain development and youth culture
Understanding why youth do what they do, normal adolescent behavior, and youth culture, is a crucial component of system decision-makers’ ability to proceed restoratively, in the best interest of the youth and family. It is also critical that workers appreciate the similarities and differences in youth cultures such as Native American youth culture, rural youth culture, and pop culture
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
-Nelson Mandela
Services
CUSTOMIZED COURSES
Length of Sessions and Number of Days Tailored to Your Needs- On-site instruction at clients’ facilities
- Virtual, Active Participant Sessions
- Hybrid Sessions (combination of in-person and virtual attendees)
- Target audience includes all: law enforcement officers, court and corrections staff, jail administrators, state’s attorneys, public defenders, judges, educators, child-welfare, child-serving agency practitioners, and community partners
TRAIN THE TRAINER
Four to Five Day Sessions- On-site instruction at clients’ facilities
- We offer Train-the-Trainer (ToT) sessions to encourage additional messengers to help achieve impactful change.
- Law enforcement agencies/police academies and/or state juvenile justice systems wishing to certify staff to become trainers in the curriculum can do so through tailored Train the Trainer sessions
POLICY REVIEW, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND REVISION
Overall System Improvement Policy and Practices Projects- Lessons learned about policies, practices, and even legislation, that result in harm to youth and/or contribute to racial and ethnic disparity during our work often result in the need for review. We provide consultation services for that review, offer considerations and assist in policy revisions to alleviate any adverse consequences
COMPLIANCE MONITORING
Monitoring at All Secure Facilities- Monitoring
- Reporting
- Data Collection
- Recommendations
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Custom Length Ranging from Hours to Days- Youth Justice Conferences
- Tribal Conferences | State Departments of Education | Boards of Education Conferences
- Colleges | Universities
- Police | Courts | Corrections Administators’ Conferences
- Certificate Programs
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