The Permanency Achievement Kit (PAK) is a resource designed to help youth and their families understand and navigate family court permanency planning proceedings. The PAK includes information about the rights of young people in foster care, how decisions are made about where young people will live during and after foster care, and how young people can communicate effectively with their lawyers and caseworkers.
The National Institute of Justice's Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MADCE) tested whether drug courts reduce drug use, crime, and associated problems; assessed how drug courts work and for whom; and analyzed cost savings in 23 drug courts and six comparison sites.
Community asset mapping is an important part of the Youth Justice Board Curriculum. The asset mapping exercise developed by the Youth Justice Board staff enables young people to approach a community-based issue with an eye towards understanding what resources a community already possesses that can be part of the solution.
This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Youth Justice Board. Since August 2010, the Youth Justice Board has focused on reducing youth crime in New York City using the neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn as a case study.
This report, commissioned by the Administrative Office of the Courts in California, describes initiatives in California's civil and traffic courts to improve procedural fairness. The report also contains a brief self-assessment tool that court administrators can use to examine procedural fairness in their local jurisdictions.
An exploration of the use of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN-SS), an addiction and mental health screening tool, in a high-volume drug court setting.