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The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) conducted the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP), a national study on youth in custody. The results, obtained by interviewing juvenile offenders, were published in the OJJDP’s May 2010 Juvenile Justice Bulletin.
Read more: OJJDP Publishes Survey Results on Conditions of Juvenile Confinement…
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Ontario Bill 168 presents new rules on workplace violence and harassment, some of which are more potentially more complicated for Canadian fire departments, according to an article in the May 2010 issue of Firefighting in Canada.
Read more: Canadian Fire Departments Assess Impact of Ontario Bill 168…
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A group of youth met at a forum on restraint and seclusion last August in Westborough, Massachusetts to talk about their experience in different systems including child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice. More youth are publicly discussing the negative impact restraint and seclusion methods have had on their lives, according to an article published in Children’s Voice, a publication of the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA).
Read more: CWLA Reports Organizational Transformations in Use of Restraint and Seclusion…
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In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, half of those who suffer a traumatic brain injury will experience clinical depression in the year following, making them eight times more likely to become depressed than someone not injured.
Read more: Survivors of Brain Injuries More Likely to Be Depressed…
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Hundreds of people attended our live webinar, Keeping All Students Safe: H.R.4247 and S.2860. If you missed the event, you can still learn more about this federal legislation and how CPI can help your school comply by watching the webinar recording we have posted to our site.
Read more: Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA) – FREE informational webinar…
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New Beginnings, a 60-bed facility in Maryland for youth charged with serious crimes that opened in June 2009, is the first to base its programs on those used for decades in Missouri, which has the lowest rate of juvenile repeat offenders in the country. The “Missouri model” focuses on placing youth into small settings where they can receive intense counseling, according to a recent article in USA Today.
Read more: Washington Youth Center Takes Different Approach…
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The Georgia State Board of Education is proposing three new rules on topics which include seclusion and restraint, education facility design and construction standards, and high school graduation assessments.
Proposed rulemakings are rules that are being considered for adoption by the State Board of Education. Prior to adoption rules must be formally initiated and submitted for a public review period of at least 30 calendar days.
Read more: Georgia State Board of Education Proposes Rulemakings…
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