Transforming Children’s Behavioral Health Policy and Planning Committee holds kickoff meeting July 10 at Legislative Office Building in Hartford
Transforming Children’s Behavioral Health Policy and Planning Committee holds kickoff meeting July 10 at Legislative Office Building in Hartford. The Transforming Children’s Behavioral Health Policy and Planning Committee kicked […]
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Connecticut’s Equity Dashboard – A Tool to examine the Juvenile Justice System
Connecticut has taken a significant step towards achieving equity and justice by introducing the Equity Dashboard, a powerful tool designed to examine and address disparities within the juvenile justice system. […]
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Trip to Volterra, Italy’ Prison System
In the Province of Pisa, Italy is where you will find a few hundred men serving their prison sentences of five or more years in the Medici Fortress from the […]
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Faculty and Staff Attend the 2023 National Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Conference
This March Dr. Danielle T. Cooper, Dr. Lorenzo M. Boyd, and graduate student researchers, Jessica Morgan, Sudeshna Das, and Nicole Kessler, from the Tow Youth Justice Institute (TYJI) attended the […]
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Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee (JJPOC) Recommendations Move through the Legislative Session
In January and February this year, the JJPOC approved an annual set of recommendations for legislation. The recommendations became part of House Bill 6888 and included the following: Automatic diverted […]
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The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Visits Connecticut
History of the JJDPA The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) was signed into law by President Gerald Ford in 1974. Designed as a partnership between federal government and […]
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