PPT-Overview of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department

Tami Coy TJJDTDCJ Liaison Leonard Cucolo Court Liaison Kim Buck TDCJCourt Liaison OBJECTIVES Provide a big picture overview of TJJD Provide a quick overview of TJJDs rehabilitation . Dana Shoenberg . Senior Staff Attorney . Center for Children’s Law and Policy. 2. Current Juvenile Justice Disparities. Youth of color are disproportionately represented in juvenile justice systems across the country… and the rates of overrepresentation increase as youth go through the system.. in Illinois. Camille Taylor, . LAF (Legal Assistance Foundation). October 8, . 2014. Agenda . Introduction. Definitions. Juvenile Records. Expungement. Impact of a Record. Expungement Eligibility. Expungement Process. A Call to Action for the Juvenile Justice Community. The Arc’s National Center on . Criminal Justice and Disability™ (NCCJD). Welcome. !. First time using webex?. You can communicate using the . Chat Box . April, 2012. A Research-Based Message Strategy. Methodology. Citizen Opinion worked with . Mike Bocian and Greenberg . Quinlan . Rosner. Research to conduct . a survey . among 1,001 American adults on behalf of the Campaign for Youth . A Performance Improvement Strategy. Juvenile Justice Training Academy. Texas Juvenile Justice Department. 11209 Metric Blvd., Bldg. H, Suite A. Austin, Texas 78758. www.tjjd.texas.gov. 1. www.tjjd.texas.gov. Copyright and Terms of Service. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. These materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of TEA, except under the following conditions:. Juvenile Justice System. The juvenile justice system is designed to deal with the problems of . delinquent acts. committed by persons under the age of 18.. Delinquent Acts. There are . two. types of delinquent acts:. Honorable District Judge Karen Thomas. These are not . “. bad kids.. ”. They are kids who need:. Treatment. Community support. Detention isn’t the answer. reclaimingfutures.org. What we know. Copyright and Terms of Service. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. These materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of TEA, except under the following conditions:. Originally, juvenile offenders were treated the same as adult criminals. Beginning in 1899, states began forming separate juvenile courts. States took responsibility for parenting the children until they showed signs of positive change. Learning Objective 1. Describe the child- saving movement and its relationship to the doctrine of . parens patriae. .. Peter Andrew Bosch/Miami Herald/MCT via Getty Images. The Evolution of American Juvenile Justice. Delinquency Prevention. Implementation of the Juvenile . Justice Reform . Act 2018. Caren Harp. Administrator. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Tennessee Juvenile Court Services Association Conference. : anyone under the age of 18. Youth under the age of 18 who are accused of committing a delinquent or criminal act are typically processed through a juvenile justice system. . While similar to that of the adult criminal justice system in many ways, the juvenile justice process operates according to the premise that youth are fundamentally different from adults, both in terms of level of responsibility and potential for rehabilitation. Valerie Pearce, J.D.. Indigent Defense Services. PURPOSE OF JUVENILE COURT. To reduce and prevent juvenile delinquency . by . effectively intervening, educating and . treating youth in . order to strengthen families .