New Grant Awarded through the Second Chance Act

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We are pleased to announce that the RFK National Resource Center has received a grant from the federal Office of Justice Programs under OJJDP’s Second Chance Act (Ensuring Public Safety and Improving Outcomes for Youth in Confinement and While Under Community Supervision). This substantial award recognizes the impact of our historical and current Probation … Continued

Making the Case for Pre-Adjudication Diversion

The RFK National Resource Center released Strengthening Interagency Collaboration: The Case for Pre-Adjudication Diversion. This new resource is co-authored by Probation System Reform Practice Network member Dr. John S. Ryals, Jr. (Jefferson Parish Department of Juvenile Services) and Blake Bascle (Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Juvenile Diversion Program). The use of pre-adjudication diversion in interagency processes … Continued

Online Certificate in School Discipline Reform

Loyola’s School of Law and School of Education are accepting applications for fall enrollment in an Online Certificate in School Discipline Reform. This online certificate program is designed for professionals committed to serving their students and their communities by understanding, shaping, and implementing prevention-oriented approaches to school discipline. This one-year, part-time program provides education professionals—superintendents, … Continued

New Brief Describes a “Student First” Educational Approach for Justice Involved Youth

Education is a vital component of every young person’s development toward adulthood and often is the key protective factor against a variety of disadvantages.  Why, then, does it become a secondary consideration when a youth becomes justice-involved, a time when it might be most crucial?  In “Student-First” Approach: A Paradigm Shift for Professionals Working … Continued

Screening of I Am Jane Doe a Success

Approximately 50 people attended a community screening of the award-winning documentary, I Am Jane Doe, on April 10th in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Called “a gripping legal thriller” (Esquire); “a powerful call to action” (The Los Angeles Times); and “viscerally emotional” (The Washington Post), I AM JANE DOE chronicles the epic battle that several American mothers are … Continued