Juvenile Justice: Young People and Restorative Justice
Published by the National Conference of State Legislatures, November 2022, 12 pages. This report summarizes how restorative justice works when applied to youth. It includes an analysis of what the research says about the efficacy of restorative justice programming, and steps state lawmakers across the country are taking to implement restorative justice reforms. Advice for prosecutors seeking to promote restorative justice practices also is offered.
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National Call to Action for Summer Learning: How Did School Districts Respond?
Seeking to counter the pandemic’s harmful impact on students, the vast majority of school districts nationwide mobilized in 2021 to deliver summer learning programming. This report summarizes what happened as a result. Published in December 2022, 127 pages. Authors are Allison Crean Davis, John Hitchcock, Beth-Ann Tek, Emily Diaz and Molly Hershey-Arista, Westat.
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Navigating SEL From the Inside Out: Looking Inside & Across 18 Leading SEL Programs
This guide offers detailed information on 18 middle and high school social and emotional learning programs. including the specific social and emotional skills the programs help develop and the instructional methods they use. Published in November 2022, 416 pages. Authors are Stephanie M. Jones, Katharine E. Brush, Samantha Wettje, et al., Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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Probation Reform: A Tool Kit for Juvenile Justice State Advisory Groups.
Published by the Coalition for Juvenile Justice, December 2022, 26-pages. This tool kit presents strategies and facts about juvenile probation transformation efforts, focused on State Advisory Groups’ role in promoting juvenile probation transformation. It includes guided questions and steps for beginning to collaborate on probation transformation, and specific resources for State Advisory Groups on probation transformation.
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States as Leaders, Followers, and Partners: Lessons from the ESSA Leadership Learning Community and the University Principal Preparation Initiative
States can foster fruitful partnerships among institutions seeking to develop effective school principals. This publication offers reflections from two Wallace Foundation-supported efforts involving states. Published November 2022, 23 pages. Author is Paul Manna.
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Youth Partnership: A Call to Action for State Advisory Groups
Published by the Coalition for Juvenile Justice, November 2022, 19 pages. This publication discusses how to assess current youth engagement practices and readiness for more substantive practice. It highlights the practical steps State Advisory Groups can take to meet both the letter and spirit of federal guidelines for youth engagement (as set by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act). It also summarizes how SAGs across the country have applied these key principles as they sought to create more effective youth partnerships, and where SAG leaders can find resources to support their efforts at engagement, including communications templates and payment guides.
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Diversion: A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice
Published in September 2022, this report by The Sentencing Project provides an overview of diversion and how it works. Key topics covered in the report are: (1) Why diversion is better than arrests and formal court processing for both youth and the communities in which they live; (2) How existing policies and practices in diversion disadvantage youth of color; and (3) What leaders and advocates can do to equitably expand and improve the use of diversion.
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Strengthening Students’ Social and Emotional Skills: Lessons from Six Case Studies of Schools and Their Out-of-School-Time Program Partners
This report summarizes the learnings from six case studies of collaborations between schools and organizations involved in their out-of-school-time programs. All were aimed at building students’ social-emotional skills. One of the most important lessons is that committed school leadership matters in the success of these programs. This report from the RAND Corporation was published in September 2022, and was written by Katie Tosh, Heather L. Schwartz and Catherine H. Augustine.
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Study of State Policies to Prohibit Aiding and Abetting Sexual Misconduct in Schools
This 2022 study for the US Department of Education was conducted by Policy Studies Associates, Magnolia Consulting and SRI International. It examined states’ development and implementation of laws and policies to prohibit aiding and abetting educator sexual misconduct in schools. The study also sought to describe the challenges states have encountered in implementing the requirements of Section 8546 and how they have addressed these challenges. The study addressed four main questions: 1. To what extent do states have laws, regulations, codes of ethics, and/or policies that prohibit assisting or aiding and abetting the employment of school staff, contractors, or agents who have engaged, or where there is probable cause to believe they have engaged, in sexual misconduct with a student or minor? 2. How did states develop laws, regulations, codes of ethics, and/or policies to address Section 8546? 3. How are SEAs implementing laws, regulations, codes of ethics, and/or policies that prohibit aiding and abetting? 4. What challenges have SEAs faced in implementing state laws or policies required under Section 8546?
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Community-Based Workforce Engagement Supports for Youth and Young Adults Involved in the Criminal Legal System: Findings from an Exploratory Scan
This June 2022 publication from the Urban Institute, written by Leah Sakala, Krista White and Constance Hull. The report summarizes findings from an exploratory study of community-based workforce development programs. It involved both a national survey and a series of follow-up interviews with staff members who work with youth who have been adjudicated for or convicted of serious offenses.
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