New Tool for Tracking Policy & Practice Changes – Juvenile Justice GPS

A new online database is introducing powerful tools to help policy makers, advocates, researchers and the media to chart nationwide change in juvenile justice policy, practices, and statistics. The Juvenile Justice GPS (JJGPS – Geography, Policy, Practice & Statistics) site monitors juvenile justice system change by examining state laws and juvenile justice practice, combined with the most relevant state and national statistics. The JJGPS site is designed to increase clarity on critical issues and encourage reform. It is a project of the National Center for Juvenile Justice funded through the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change Initiative. http://jjgps.org/