Nevada Center for Juvenile Justice Innovation

About Nevada Center for Juvenile Justice Innovation

Nevada’ Revised Statute 62B.615 established an “evidence-based program resource center,” the Nevada Center for Juvenile Justice Innovation (NCJJI), to support quality programs and practices in Nevada’s juvenile justice system. In keeping with this mission, the NCJJI podcast series aims to shed light on emerging juvenile justice research, programs, practices, and innovations in the field. Each episode features expert guests who share recent insights from their research and/or practice in the field.

Publisher

Nevada Center for Juvenile Justice Innovation

Category

education · government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Aug 2024

Latest episode

28 Aug 2024

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Aug 2024

   “We Can Save Lives”: Harnessing quality improvement and implementation science to support the implementation of suicide prevention practices in juvenile detention with guest Dr. Brittany Rudd

   Dr. Brittany Rudd of the University of Illinois at Chicago joins the podcast to share the findings from her recent paper “Harnessing quality improvement and implementation science to support the implementation of suicide prevention practices in juvenile detention.” We discuss the alarming increase in suicidal behaviors in youth and the important role that juvenile justice […]

2. 

   28 Aug 2024

   It’s Not Hard If We Do It Together: Reducing Re-arrest Through Community-Led, Police-Initiated Restorative Justice Diversion Tailored for Youth with guests Kara Beckman, Cynthia Prosek, and Gio Veliz

   Kara Beckman, Cynthia Prosek, and Gio Veliz join the podcast to share the findings from their recent paper “Reducing Re-arrest Through Community-Led, Police-Initiated Restorative Justice Diversion Tailored for Youth.” We discuss the challenges of working with a wide range of stakeholders to improve outcomes for youth as well as the many benefits of this restorative, […]

3. 

   14 Aug 2024

   Trauma Matters: Racialized Gender Differences

   Trauma Matters: Racialized Gender Differences in Mental Health Service Use, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Recidivism Among Justice‑Involved African American Youth with guest Abigail Williams-Butler. Abigail Williams-Butler of Rutgers University joins the podcast to share the findings from her recent paper “Racialized Gender Differences in Mental Health Service Use, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Recidivism Among Justice‑Involved […]