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LGBTQI youthful offenders, which are recognized by CJCA as critical components to the juvenile justice system. 14 In addition, CJCA has written issue briefs on other impor- tant topics including pepper spray in juvenile facilities and reducing isolation in youth facilities. CJCA provides training and technical as- sistance to jurisdictions to improve practices in a developmentally and balanced manner. CJCA has also developed several toolkits to assist juvenile justice systems with criti- cal issues including Positive Youth Development; Reducing Isolation; Recruitment and Retention of Staff; and Facility Closure and Strategic Downsizing of Juvenile Justice Systems. The directors or chief executive officers that make up the member- ship of CJCA work closely with their community partners to continue reducing the number of institutional- ized youths. States are continuously looking for innovative ways to meet the needs of the communi- ties, offenders and victims without institutionalizing more youth. For example, Idaho held a meeting including stakeholders from every judicial district. County probation officers, district wide representa- tive from departments of health and welfare and juvenile corrections and both department directors were present to develop plans to keep more youth in communities. Judicial districts broke into teams and defined what was currently working and what was necessary in their com- munities to continue reducing the number of youths in institutions. The teams are holding ongoing meet- ings at the district level and Idaho’s

numbers continue to decline because of this partnership. The strength of the juvenile jus- tice system lies in the commitment of all the partners including staff who work directly with youth every hour of every day, community agencies, county and state officials, the judicia- ry and national organizations. When these partners work together, the sys- tem improves long-term outcomes for youth, families and communities. For more information on the Council on Juvenile Correctional Ad- ministrators, please visit our website at http://CJCA.net. Endnotes 1 Maloney, D., Romig, D., Armstrong, T. (1988) Juvenile Probation: The Balanced Approach. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. 2 National Research Council. (2013) Reforming Juvenile Justice: A Developmental Approach. Committee on Assessing Juvenile Justice Reform. R.J. Bonnie, R.L. Johnson, B.M. Chemers, and J.A. Schuck (Eds.) Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. 3 The Corporate Culture Survival Guide; Edgar Schein 4 The Sanctuary Model of Organizational Change for Children’s Residential Treatment; Sandra L. Bloom, M.D. 5 OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. (2017). Arrest characteristics of older juveniles and young adults . Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ snapshots/DataSnapshot_UCR2017.pdf 6 OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. (2018). Juvenile arrest rate trends . Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display. asp?ID=qa05201&selOffenses=1. October 22, 2018. 7 Sickmund, M., Sladky, T.J., Kang, W., & Puzzanchera, C. (2019). Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement . Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezacjrp/ Sickmund, M., Sladky, T.J., Kang, W., & Puzzanchera, C. (2019). “Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement.” Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezacjrp

8 Developmental Services Group, Inc., 2017; Underwood and Washington, 2016; Yoder, Whitaker and Quinn 2017 9 OJJDP Model Programs Guide, https://www.ojjdp.gov/mpg 10 Branson, C.E., Baetz, C. L., Horwitz, S. M., and Hoagwood, K. E., (2017). Trauma-informed juvenile justice systems: A systemic review of definitions and core components, Psychol Trauma, 9 (6): 635-646. 11 Tomassone, J.E., (2015), Trauma responsive engagement and treatment (TREAT): The New York Model: A Model for organizational transformation and service delivery to youth in juvenile justice care . Child and Youth Care Work , 24: 92-105. 12 CJCA History is located at http://cjca.net. 13 Conditions of Confinement: Juvenile Detention and Corrections Facilities (Aug 1994). Available at: https://www.ojjdp.gov/publications/dc_ facilities.html

14 CJCA Position papers are located at http://cjca.net/Resources/Publications

Ines Nieves is the deputy commissioner for NYS Juvenile Justice Office of Children and Family Services.

Joseph Tomassone, Ph.D. is the acting associate commissioner for Youth Programs and Services.

Mike Dempsey is the executive director of the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators. Sharon Harrigfeld is the associate member of the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators.

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