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Hot off the press! The Juvenile Justice Institute just released the annual report of community-based aid programs in Nebraska. The report describes programs funded with state dollars in Nebraska and analyzed 6-12 month recidivism data for all program types.
This report is available on our Reports page.
Dr. Anne Hobbs just got back from her trip to Malaysia for the 17th Annual International Youth Dialogue, where she was a plenary speaker on “International Views and Approaches to Alternatives to Detention.” This year, young people from 43 countries attended the dialogue themed “Our Roles in Solving Juvenile Delinquency,” and then drafted a declaration that will be brought back to their respective home countries and shared with the United Nations.
The Juvenile Justice Institute will be attending the 2017 Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association’s annual conference in Kearney, Nebraska. On Wednesday at 4:30 pm, Dr. Hobbs and Dr. Wylie will present to Juvenile Diversion programs on current data trends in Nebraska, followed by a panel discussion with diversion program staff.
The Juvenile Justice Institute will host an open house on April 11th with lawmakers, researchers, juvenile justice program staff, and youth. Following the event, there will be a free screening of the documentary “They Call Us Monsters” at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center and a discussion on the film.
We've got a team of people at this week's Annual Meeting of The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Kansas City. Join us Saturday morning when we hold a panel on the Statewide Data Collection of Evidence-Based Programs in Nebraska.
