Tag Archives: Detention

Guide to Quality Practice for Working with Youth in Confinement

Posted on February 3, 2015 by

The National Partnership for Juvenile Services, the National Institute of Corrections, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention partnered to publish the Desktop Guide to Quality Practice for Working with Youth in Confinement.  The Desktop Guide addresses a wide … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Seminars and Webinars — January 2015

Posted on January 6, 2015 by

The National Center for School Engagement will be hosting a 1.5 day seminar, “Evaluating Your Truancy Reduction Program,” in Denver, Colorado on January 22-23, 2015.  For more information, including the agenda and registration information, go here. The National Center for … Continue reading →

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No 2014 Detention Center Inspection Reports Yet

Posted on November 25, 2014 by

As we near the end of November 2014, the Indiana Department of Correction has yet to post any 2014 inspection reports for the detention centers around the state.  The 2013 inspection report are available here.

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Proposed Juvenile Detention Standards

Posted on November 7, 2014 by

The Indiana Department of Correction is nearing the end of a long process that began in September 2012 and will hopefully result in revised juvenile detention standards in Indiana.  The proposed rule will repeal 210 Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) 6 and will … Continue reading →

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Screening and Assessment of Youth in Confinement Webinar

Posted on October 20, 2014 by

On October 22, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. ET, a webinar “Screening and Assessment of Youth in Confinement” will be presented by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) with the OJJDP National Center for Youth in Custody.  “The … Continue reading →

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Anti-Shackling Webinar — Unchain the Children

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

Unchain the Children: Policy Opportunities to End the Shackling of Youth in Court is a webinar presented on October 1, 2014 at 1pm EST to discuss practical, policy, and constitutional reasons to end indiscriminate shackling of youth in juvenile courts. … Continue reading →

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OJJDP Releases Literature Reviews

Posted on September 10, 2014 by

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Model Programs Guide has issued three new literature reviews: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children/Sex Trafficking LGBTQ Youths in the Juvenile Justice System Alternatives to Detention and Confinement The … Continue reading →

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