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The National Center for Youth Opportunity and Justice is currently accepting applications from individuals interested in becoming a certified Mental Health Training for Juvenile Justice trainer. Developed specifically for juvenile probation, detention, …

Palm Beach County Palm Beach County (PBC) will honor Second Chance Month with multiple events highlighting its efforts to help adults and juveniles transition from prison or jail back into the community. According to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bu …

In collaboration with the Office for Victims of Crime and the Office on Violence Against Women, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking proposals for the development of a tool to assess the effectiveness of …

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking applications for its Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) initiative, which is designed to address systemic responses to youth homelessness and significantly reduce the number o …

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Date: Tuesday, April 30 Time: 2–3:30 p.m. ET In this webinar, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications for funding for investigator-initiated, randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies of approaches to the challenges of policing in the United States that a …

In collaboration with the Office for Victims of Crime, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking proposals for formative evaluations and evaluability assessments of victims of crime service programs. NIJ is i …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking to build upon its past research efforts to understand and aid in accelerating the process of desistance from crime. NIJ encourages applicants to submit proposals for …

By CSG Justice Center Staff Gov. Asa Hutchinson at the 2019 State of the State address. Photo courtesy the Arkansas Governor’s Office. This Second Chance Month, The Council of State Governments Justice Center staff asked governors from states acr …

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center and JustLeadershipUSA, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRnwby9V7Zk] Download a PDF of the presentation. As r …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking proposals for funding to ensure that vital statistical information is available to the field regarding juvenile risk behaviors, juvenile victimization, juvenile offen …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking applications for funding for the 2019 National Mentoring Resource Center.  Under this solicitation, the successful applicant will continue t …

Hosted by the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College This webinar will explore successful examples of tribal youth police and criminal justice explorer programs and the related positive outcomes. These outcomes includ …

In 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) collaborated with several federal agencies and state, tribal, county, and local emergency management professionals to develop the Emergency Pl …

End Violence Against Women International’s annual conference will focus on sexual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, human trafficking, and elder abuse. The conference aims to bring together law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, vict …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women is seeking applications for the Services Training Officers Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program, which supports communities, including American Indian tr …

By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff In April, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill (HB) 342 into law, a Justice Reinvestment bill that ensures crime victims will have more avenues by which to receive support …

In April, the Urban Institute began publishing JRI state summaries—factsheets that capture pre-reform criminal justice challenges in JRI states, post-reform successes, and data trends. Information on savings and reinvestment amounts, violent and proper …

By CSG Justice Center Staff Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, then the state’s attorney general, meets Face to Face with corrections workers at a facility in London, Ohio, in 2017. This Second Chance Month, The Council of State Governments Justice Center st …

Each year, the Coalition for Juvenile Justice hosts a national conference uniquely focused on improving juvenile justice and delinquency prevention systems, services, practices, and policies. This year, the conference will focus on the latest research, …