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March 2010
Highlight of the Month: Focus on Youth Members
- Interview with CJJ National Youth Chair and Kentucky Youth SAG Member Ben Deaton
CJJ Leadership News
- Join the 2010 CJJ Circle of Leaders
- Nominations to the CJJ Executive Board, Last Call - Due March 30
- Minnesota Leadership News
CJJ Government Relations Alert
- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Endorses Phase Out of Valid Court Order Exception
- ACTION ALERT - Call on Senate Leaders to Reauthorize the JJDPA
- ACTION ALERT - Help Preserve and Increase Federal Appropriations for Juvenile Justice Reform
- House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
CJJ Conference News
- CJJ Annual Spring Conference – Please Join Us!
National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) News
- Washington Bill to Limit Restraint of Pregnant Women and Girls Awaits Governor's Signature
- Wyoming Legislature Passes Laws to Establish Risk Assessments and Standards for Detention
Resources and Information of Note
Funding Opportunities
- OJJDP Announces FY 2010 Funding Opportunities
- U.S. Department of Education Announces Drug Abuse Prevention Funding Opportunity
- Bureau of Justice Assistance Announces Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
Reports and Fact Sheets
- OJJDP Fact Sheet Addresses Girls' Delinquency
- Caged Birds Sing: ACLU of Maryland Releases Report by Girls at DJS's Waxter Center
- W. Haywood Burns Institute posts “Racial and Ethnic Disparities Juvenile Justice Data Map”
- OJJDP Fact Sheet Confirms Continued Decline in Number of Juveniles in Residential Placement
- The Sentencing Project releases two reports, and its Race and Justice Clearinghouse
Events
- 1st Global Youth Justice Institute
- DMC Learning Workshop
Models for Change Newsletters of Note
- Models for Change Newsletter
- Models for Change’s JIDAN Journal
Leadership
- New NCCD President
In the News
- Christian Science Monitor: Mentoring Juveniles Before They Become Adult Criminals
- Changing the Way We Think about Teens: Q & A with Laurence Steinberg
- Good Morning America: How Young Is Too Young to Face Life in Prison?
- The Adam Walsh Act and Juvenile Sex Offender Registration
- Scandals Highlight the Need for Juvenile Justice Reform in Illinois
- Chicago Public Radio: Inside and Out Series
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