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Infographic Series – Youth Justice: Unpacking Best Practices
Youth Justice: Unpacking Best Practices is a LinkedIn infographic series developed by the National Resource Center for the Transformation of Youth Justice (NRC) to make research, best practices, and lessons learned from youth justice reform efforts more accessible to the field. Drawing on the NRC’s technical assistance partnerships with state and local jurisdictions across the country, each series highlights key concepts, practical strategies, and evidence-informed approaches that support improved outcomes for youth, families, and communities.
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Advancing Best Practices in Youth Justice
The Advancing Best Practices in Youth Justice series highlights key research and evidence-based practices that support positive outcomes for youth and families. Through a collection of concise infographics, the series explores topics such as adolescent development, diversion, family engagement, trauma-informed practices, and effective responses to delinquency. Designed as quick references and conversation starters, the series helps practitioners, system leaders, and community partners better understand and apply research-informed approaches within their own jurisdictions.
Advancing Best Practices in Youth Justice was originally released on LinkedIn as part of the NRC’s Youth Justice: Unpacking Best Practices infographic series.
Sustainable Change in Youth Justice
The Sustainable Change in Youth Justice series explores the foundational elements necessary to achieve and sustain meaningful systems change. Drawing from the NRC’s Probation and Youth Justice System Review framework and technical assistance experience, the series highlights the importance of collaboration, adaptive leadership, organizational capacity, local context, and stakeholder engagement in driving successful reform efforts. The featured concepts support jurisdictions in developing practical, locally driven strategies that lead to sustainable and measurable improvements in policy and practice.
Sustainable Change in Youth Justice was originally released on LinkedIn as part of the NRC’s Youth Justice: Unpacking Best Practices infographic series.
Publications
Developmental Reform in Juvenile Justice: Translating the Science of Adolescent Development to Sustainable Best Practice
John A. Tuell, with Jessica Heldman and Kari Harp, Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps (2017)
This resource is written to support the continued transformation of our nation’s juvenile justice systems in a manner that adheres to its primary responsibilities while effectively incorporating the research-based knowledge about adolescent development into practice. This brief lays out a set of research-based best practices and approaches that are fundamental to a state or local jurisdiction’s efforts to maximize the likelihood for improved and sustainable youth outcomes and system performance consistent with the research on adolescent development.