Upcoming Webinar – Featured Second Chance Month Event

Step by Step Decision-Making for Youth Justice System Transformation
On April 19 at 12:00 p.m. ET, we will present an interactive webinar highlighting the Dennis M. Mondoro Probation and Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Project (Mondoro Project), supported by an OJJDP FY 18 Second Chance Act grant* award. The session will feature on-the-ground leaders representing several … Continued

Now Available! Episode Two of Youth Justice Transformation in Action Podcast

Click below for a brief preview of the episode!

Episode Two: Assessments 101 – The Fundamentals (ft. Gina Vincent, Ph.D.)
What is a juvenile risk assessment and a risk-need-responsivity approach? What are the benefits of using them? How can they assist us in decision making? When is the best time to assess a youth? And how can … Continued

OJJDP Second Chance Funds Support Peer-to-Peer Learning

On Thursday, January 27th, 2022, the Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice virtually convened forty representatives from six project sites to celebrate community supervision system improvement successes and share lessons learned. Using Second Chance Act funds, OJJDP funded the Dennis M. Mondoro Probation and Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Project. Six sites were … Continued

Listen to a Preview of the First Episode of Our New Podcast

Youth Justice Transformation in Action
PREVIEW – Episode One: Leadership in Times of Change (with Adolphus Graves)

In the first episode of our new podcast, RFK National Resource Center’s Executive Director, John Tuell, speaks with Adolphus Graves, Court Administrator of the Cobb County Juvenile Court (in Georgia). Through their interview, Adolphus shares his perspective on how to … Continued