Newsletters
Spring 2010
Police Training for Better Youth Outcomes
Connecticut is making real progress in developing models to work with police to reduce unnecessary arrests of troubled girls in residential facilities and address minority youth overrepresentation in the juvenile justice system. Two police training initiatives are underway that are delivering positive results. Combined, they have reached more than a thousand patrol officers who are coming into direct contact with our youth. Read more.
From the Executive Director’s Desk:
Raise the Age: Major Benefits, But Only a Minor Adjustment
Executive Director Abby Anderson provides a snapshot of how Raise the Age implementation has been working for 16-year-olds. Read more.
Research Finds
Check out all the latest juvenile justice news and reports. Read more.
2009
Justice Journal: CTJJA’s Newsletter, Fall 2009/Winter 2010
The Fall/Winter 2009-10 issue discusses the Alliance’s priorities for 2010 and how CSSD is using data to improve the juvenile justice system in CT. It also features a round-up of the Alliance’s first fundraiser and includes poetry from girls involved in the juvenile justice system across the state. PDF, 1 MB
Justice Journal: CTJJA’s Newsletter, Summer 2009
The Summer 2009 newsletter discusses legislative updates, recent court cases affecting youth in CT, and DCF detention liaisons. It also features poetry from GRACE ADP and Touchstone. PDF, 946 kB
Justice Journal: CTJJA’s Newsletter, Spring 2009
This newsletter includes a wrap-up of CTJJA’s latest events, the “Who I am on the Inside” art show and Raise the Age rally, as well as articles on Juvenile Review Boards and Bridgeport’s Family Support Center. It also features poetry from girls at Touchstone’s residential program. PDF, 3.5 MB
2008
Position Statement: Trying Youth as Adults
Sign on to the CTJJA’s position statement on ending the automatic prosecution of 16- and 17-year-olds as adults. PDF, 20 kB
Recommendations for the Next Administration & Congress
A report by the 2009 Criminal Justice Transition Coalition. PDF, 1.2 MB
Justice Journal: CTJJA’s Newsletter, Fall 2008
CTJJA’s latest Justice Journal includes an article by Senator Edward Meyer, artwork and a feature on the girls at GRACE A.D.P., information on CTJJA’s upcoming art show, and the Alliance’s 2008 - 9 legislative agenda, the YES campaign. PDF, 1.72 MB
Justice Journal: CTJJA’s Newsletter, Spring-Summer 2008
The Spring-Summer 2008 newsletter features Congressman Murphy’s federal juvenile justice bill, programs that work, the outcome of the Alliance's legislative efforts, artwork from youth at CJTS, and gender-specific probation officers. PDF, 1.22 MB
Justice Journal: CTJJA’s Newsletter, Winter 2008
The Winter 2008 Justice Journal includes articles on Juvenile Justice reform, expectations for the 2008 Legislative Session and Programs That Work. PDF, 3.16 MB
2007
Justice Journal: CTJJA’s Newsletter, Fall 2007
Featuring an article by the new Director of Juvenile Services at DCF and a summary of a new policy brief by JPI. PDF, 3.4 MB
Justice Journal: CTJJA’s Newsletter, Spring 2007
The Spring 2007 edition of Justice Journal. PDF, 2.12 MB
Justice Journal: CTJJA’s Newsletter, Winter 2007
The Winter 2007 edition of Justice Journal includes articles on programs that work to improve the lives of teens, the truancy cycle, a review of the fall legislative breakfasts, artwork from Children’s Community Programs, and an update on the Raise the Age campaign. PDF, 2.71 MB