Building and Sustaining Dual Status Youth Reform in Santa Clara, California

We are excited to announce a new partnership with Santa Clara County (California) through its Probation Department to provide training and technical assistance in support of the ongoing implementation and sustainability of their Dually Involved Youth initiative and its partners. The partnership will involve on-site consultation with the DIY Unit and the Executive Team through … Continued

New Project: Probation System Review to be Conducted in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

The RFK National Resource Center is excited to announce that the Bob and Linda Davis Family Fund has generously committed funds for the Milwaukee County Delinquency and Court Services Division, led by Mark Mertens (Administrator), to conduct a comprehensive probation system review designed to produce findings and recommendations that will enhance policy, practice and service … Continued

October is National Youth Justice Awareness Month!

In his proclamation, President Obama reminded Americans of their responsibility to ensure a “fair shot” for all children and challenged us all to observe this month by “taking action to support our youth.”  The RFK National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice is proud to support communities across the nation taking those actions every … Continued

New Resource! Risk Screening Tool & Risk-Needs Assessment Implementation Checklists

These Checklists were developed to assist probation departments and juvenile justice agencies in the review and evaluation of implementation practices and quality assurance methods and mechanisms, in relation to risk assessment and risk-needs-responsivity tools. Used internally or through external facilitation during a Probation System Review process, the completion of these Checklists provide an opportunity to … Continued

Dual Status Youth Training – Implementation and Sustainability Sites

The RFK National Resource Center recently announced the selection of six jurisdictions for participation in the Dual Status Youth Training Initiative.  We received a large volume of quality applications for inclusion from jurisdictions across the nation, making our selection process both challenging and rewarding.
During the rigorous process of review of the applications, the RFK National … Continued