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Identifying, Engaging, and Empowering Families: A Charge for Juvenile Justice Agencies

Source: Vera Institute of Justice

Resource Type: Documents and Publications

Focus Population: Family Members, People with Criminal Justice System Involvement

Topics: Criminal or Juvenile Justice System, Family, Post-discharge, Community Reentry

This white paper reviews the literature exploring the relationship between family contact and short- and long term outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system, and identifies ways that agencies from police through reentry staff can better engage families in ways that promote both personal contact and active involvement in case assessment, planning, and management