Apr 11, 2019 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field
On April 1, the Center for Children’s Law and Policy released a comprehensive assessment of Baltimore’s efforts to divert young people away from contact with the justice system. As part of a Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, the City of Baltimore and...
Dec 21, 2018 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field
On December 13, members Congress passed H.R. 6964, a bill to reauthorize and strengthen the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). Thank you to all of CCLP’s partners who made passage of the JJDPA possible. For more information, visit this...
Dec 19, 2018 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field
Today, the National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition (NJJDPC), of which CCLP is a Steering Committee Member, responded to yesterday’s report from the Federal School Safety Commission. CCLP and NJJDP strongly oppose the Commission’s...
Nov 16, 2018 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field
Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the Center for Children’s Law and Policy (CCLP) released a new publication, Model Policy: Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Youth in Youth Confinement Facilities, with support from the National...
May 11, 2018 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field
Today, the Center for Children’s Law and Policy submitted comments to the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice opposing the agency’s proposal to rescind questions in the National Crime Victimization Survey that allow youth to...
Nov 3, 2016 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field
Thank you to officials at the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs for the opportunity to train staff on the dynamics of sexual abuse of youth in custody. To learn more about CCLP’s work to end sexual victimization of...
Oct 29, 2016 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field
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Oct 25, 2016 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field, Homepage
Yesterday, CCLP kicked off the Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Certificate Program, in partnership with the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Georgetown University, in Washington, DC. We’re excited to work with teams from all across...
Sep 23, 2016 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field, Homepage
Our staff members envision a world where the response to youth who get in trouble with the law is developmentally appropriate, free of racial and ethnic bias, and focused on building strengths that help youth avoid further involvement with the justice system. Our work...
Sep 13, 2016 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field, Homepage
The Racial and Ethnic Disparities Reduction Practice Manual is a web-based tool for public officials, community leaders, parents and other advocates who are working to create a more equitable and effective juvenile justice system. Click here to download the Practice...
Aug 2, 2016 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field, Homepage
On August 2, CCLP staff member Jason Szanyi joined NJDC’s Nadia Seeratan to present at the Coalition for Juvenile Justice 2016 Youth Summit. Thank you to CJJ and to all of the young leaders present for being champions of reform of this country’s system of...
Jul 28, 2016 | The Latest from CCLP in the Field, Homepage
In January 2016, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released two new reports on sexual victimization in juvenile justice facilities. The Center for Children’s Law and Policy has published fact sheets on both of those reports. The first fact sheet, Understanding...
