While the number of youth detained declined in the early days of the pandemic, there was a several month period later in the pandemic where there was an uptick in those numbers. In response, the NCJFCJ, funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, created a podcast series on youth confinement decision-making in the wake of COVID-19, including episodes on youth detention trends, examples of changes in decision processes and criteria to reduce the use of confinement, and addressing community safety concerns posed by youth with serious offenses without confining them. This series is hosted by Dr. Martha-Elin Blomquist (She/Her), Ph.D., Senior Site Manager with the NCJFCJ.
Recent Episodes
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Keep the Numbers LowKeep The Numbers Low: Reducing Youth Confinement in the Wake of COVID-19: Using Probation as a Response for Youth who Commit Serious OffensesIn many jurisdictions, it is common practice for youth who commit a serious offense to be confined instead of receiving…
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Keep the Numbers LowKeep The Numbers Low: Reducing Youth Confinement in the Wake of COVID-19: Straight Talk About Youth Incarceration
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, juvenile justice administrators had to quickly pivot to practices that mitigated the spread…
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Keep the Numbers LowKeep The Numbers Low: Reducing Youth Confinement in the Wake of COVID-19: Youth Detention Trends During and After COVID-19
In 2020 and the following years, the COVID-19 pandemic changed how jurisdictions responded to delinquency, which affected the use of…
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Keep the Numbers LowKeep The Numbers Low: Reducing Youth Confinement in the Wake of COVID-19: One State’s Journey to Limit Youth Confinement
In 2019, Colorado passed SB 19-108, which included new provisions restricting the use of detention, requiring detention screening and detention…
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