Intended to be used in conjunction with the Juvenile Offenders: A Training Curriculum Guide – Volume One, this volume is comprised of three sections: Introduction and Background, Preferred Practices in Graduated Sanctions, and Program Development and Implementation. The contents include sections on programming for special needs populations, a model structured decision making instrument for assessment, planning and implementation, and monitoring.
This publication provides brief descriptions of various reports and their importance in a court’s continuous quality improvement (CQI) efforts in child welfare cases; general specifications regarding how the reports can be constructed, including templates with…
This publication is an update to the Issues in Focus section of the Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice, also known as the CPO Guide. The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court…
This judge’s action alert shares considerations for judges for sustaining remote/virtual hearing approaches and ensuring they are conducted in a high-quality way. These considerations address: laying the groundwork for combining remote/virtual and in-person court hearings;…