Juvenile justice reform must be informed by the experiences of system-involved youth. The Justice Advisors sought this lived expertise through small group discussions called Vision Sessions.
Our conversations with youth experts revealed 7 key themes that should be front-and-center in crafting effective system reform:
1. Economic insecurity
2. Housing insecurity
3. Trauma caused within communities
4. Lack of trust in a system that displays abuses of authority
5. A need for more positive influences & credible messengers
6. Lack of hope
7. A need for equal opportunities
