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Advocating for
a fair and effective juvenile justice system in Massachusetts.
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ACTION
ALERTS CfJJ
has just released a fact
sheet in response to the Governor's proposed FY10 budget for
the Department of Youth Services.
RECENT
NEWS The Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee has just released the second edition of "Just for Youth", a guide to advocating for youth in DYS. Read the 2007 Annual Report from the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee outlining the state of juvenile justice in Massachusetts. |
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Citizens for Juvenile Justice (CfJJ) is the only independent, non-profit, statewide organization working exclusively to improve the juvenile justice system in Massachusetts.CfJJ is a leader in advocating for the reduction of racial disparities in our juvenile justice systemRacial disparities in juvenile justice have called into question the notion of a fair and equal system. Nationwide, minority youth are more likely to be in contact with the juvenile justice system and more likely to face harsher consequences than similarly situated white youth, and the situation is no different in Massachusetts. Learn more about racial disparities in our state and how CfJJ is working to reduce them... Get the Facts with our "Just Facts" CampaignHow severe are racial disparities at various decision points and in different areas around the state? Are programs targeted at reducing juvenile crime working effectively? We don't know the answers to these and many other questions because most juvenile justice agencies are not reporting statistical data to the public and each other. CfJJ has launched the "Just Facts" Campaign to get statistical data from decision-makers throughout the juvenile justice system. Learn more about the "Just Facts" Campaign...
"If we could have but one generation of properly born, trained, educated and healthy children, a thousand other problems of government would vanish."--Herbert Hoover |
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