LESS DETENTION, BETTER FUTURES: TEN WAYS TO TRANSFORM YOUTH JUSTICE TOOL KIT

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) is a nationally recognized framework designed to transform juvenile justice systems into more equitable, effective, and youth-centered models. This approach focuses on collaboration among key stakeholders including courts, schools, and community organizations to create a coordinated response to youth behavior. 

Check out the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s new tool, Ten Ways to Transform Youth Justice, which features a video about Centinela’s powerful work in Los Angeles (Restorative Justice: Choice For A Change). Ten Ways is a free continuous quality improvement tool for probation and other youth justice agencies. 

Access tool kit here!

The Annie E. Casey Foundation created this tool because, "too often, tra­di­tion­al youth jus­tice sys­tems have empha­sized sur­veil­lance, iso­la­tion and pun­ish­ment. Though these sys­tems often use the lan­guage of account­abil­i­ty, they can fall short of deliv­er­ing its promise.” (1) 

Alongside CYS, the Annie E. Casey Foundation proposes to advance restorative justice and youth diversion as alternatives to traditional juvenile justice systems. Recognizing CYS as a national model, the Annie E. Casey foundation has helped elevate and scale its community-based approach while supporting efforts to replicate these practices across the country.