The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) announced the release of the Enhanced Juvenile Justice Guidelines, the most recent update documenting the improvement of court practices in juvenile justice cases. The Enhanced version was supported by SJI. Since 2005, with the original publication of Juvenile Delinquency Guidelines: Improving Court Practice in Juvenile Delinquency Cases (JDG), the NCJFCJ has worked …
Read MoreThe National Judicial Opioid Task Force (NJOTF) has launched an online resource center to provide judges and court staff one place to go for easy access to opioid-related information and materials. The task force is supported with funding from SJI and is staffed by the National Center for State Courts. The resource center offers the …
Read MoreThe Joint Technology Committee (JTC), established by the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA), the National Association for Court Management (NACM) and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), released a resource bulletin in December 2018. The publication covered several aspects of utilizing social media as a means by which to achieve effective court communication. …
Read MoreThe SJI Board of Directors met on December 10, 2018 to make decisions on quarterly grant applications and awarded a total of 14 new grants. Four (4) Strategic Initiatives Grants were awarded: the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA)/National Association for Court Management (NACM) Joint Technology Committee (JTC), in partnership with the Court Chief Information …
Read MoreIn 2005, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) published the Juvenile Delinquency Guidelines: Improving Court Practice in Juvenile Delinquency Cases (JDG). Over the years, the Guidelines have been used as a major resource by juvenile courts across the country. With grant support from SJI, the NCJFCJ has updated this seminal publication. This update …
Read MoreJustice-system involvement for those with mental illness has broad-reaching implications. For courts and communities to effectively respond to individuals with mental and behavioral health issues who are involved in the justice system requires committed stakeholders across a spectrum of services and time. In collaboration with Arizona’s Fair Justice Subcommittee on Mental Health and the Criminal …
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