Keep the Numbers Low

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Keep The Numbers Low: Reducing Youth Confinement in the Wake of COVID-19: Using Probation as a Response for Youth who Commit Serious Offenses
February 28, 2024

In many jurisdictions, it is common practice for youth who commit a serious offense to be confined instead of receiving services in the community, even though these youth are the most in need of these

Keep The Numbers Low: Reducing Youth Confinement in the Wake of COVID-19: Straight Talk About Youth Incarceration
February 28, 2024

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, juvenile justice administrators had to quickly pivot to practices that mitigated the spread of COVID-19 while serving youth as best as possible. In this episode

Keep The Numbers Low: Reducing Youth Confinement in the Wake of COVID-19: Youth Detention Trends During and After COVID-19
February 28, 2024

In 2020 and the following years, the COVID-19 pandemic changed how jurisdictions responded to delinquency, which affected the use of youth confinement. In this episode, our host speaks with Tom Woods

Keep The Numbers Low: Reducing Youth Confinement in the Wake of COVID-19: One State’s Journey to Limit Youth Confinement
February 28, 2024

In 2019, Colorado passed SB 19-108, which included new provisions restricting the use of detention, requiring detention screening and detention screening teams, and changes in detention hearings. In t