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JUVENILE JUSTICE TOOLKIT

This resource has been created for the staff person starting JJM from scratch. We hope to provideall you need to start ministry right. There are also many pieces included in this resource that couldhelp any staff along the journey towards developing healthier...

Juvenile Offenders One Day 2014 1 page chart & description

Information about youth in residential placement and the facilities that hold these youth are based on two OJJDP data collections: the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP) and the Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC), respectively. Combined,...

Keys to Federal Benefits Access

Increasingly, policy makers and the media have urged reconsideration of the size of our prison population and examination of alternatives to incarceration, particularly for those convicted of less serious offenses. Many, including Governor Cuomo, have urged or taken...

Leading through Crisis: Four Phases of Crisis for the Church

Four Phases of Crisis for the Church This information shared by Dr. Ed Stetzer, is excellent material for church leadership and volunteers as well as those in leadership in Christian ministries.  The resource link provides video descriptions of the powerpoint as well...

Letter Writing Guidelines by Lennie Spitale

The following are suggested guidelines for writing letters to inmates. They are generally agreed upon by most prison ministers to be the safest and kindest approach to this worthwhile venture and are based upon many years of collective experience. Men and women in...

Managing the Challenges of Sex Offender Reentry

The release of individuals from prisons to communities is a practice that has long been fraught with systemic challenges and one which evokes considerable public concern. As a result, inrecent years, prisoner reentry has become the focus of a number of problem-solving...

Mass Casualty Shootings

Mass casualty shootings are rare compared to other forms of homicide; however, due to extensive media and policy attention, as well as the number of people affected by each event, they are an important subset of crime.* Measuring mass casualty shootings is complicated...