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New Virtual Workshop Giving Participants Practical Tools for Cross-System Collaboration
Rediscovering the Lost Burial Grounds of Incarcerated Youth
The Center supports the development of leaders in youth justice and related systems of care through our Certificate Programs, Practice Models, and Leadership Networks.
We help them achieve better outcomes for the young people in their care by assisting in the implementation or improvement of a diverse range of youth justice reform initiatives that address racial disparities and disproportionality, multi-system collaboration, social service improvement, statutory and court reform, and many other issues. The leaders we train come from across the United States and all over the world, including American Samoa, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Cameroon, Puerto Rico, Red Lake Nation, St. Lucia, and Thailand.
Contact us at centerforyouthjustice@georgetown.edu and we will get you in touch with the right team member.
Don’t Let One Incident Shape the Whole Conversation
In youth-serving systems, collaboration often breaks down for reasons that are more structural than personal. A strong proposal with clear evidence of need can be rejected or stalled due to one…
New Publication Alert! What Works for Youth Involved in Both the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems
We are so proud to announce that our own Deputy Director for Research, Dr. Karen Kolivoski, has has had a new book chapter published in The Wiley Handbook of What Works with Adolescents Who Have…
From Silos to Systems Change: Aligning Education, Youth Justice, and Community Safety
We were honored to be part of a dynamic conversation at the 2026 From Silos to Solutions Conference! This year’s “Power Through Partnerships” convening brought together educators, youth-serving…
Save the Date: the Janet Reno Forum is Coming on September 10th!
The Janet Reno Forum is coming! The 2026 Forum will be held on September 10th in Washington, D.C. on Georgetown’s Capitol Campus. More information coming soon, but in the meantime, you can…
New Forgotten Children Article on Slate: The Horrifying Secret of the Child Detention Center We Shared as Detainee and Jailer
We encourage you to check out the new article “The Horrifying Secret of the Child Detention Center We Shared as Detainee and Jailer” just published in Slate. In it, CYJ’s Marc Schindler and…
Thanks to All Who Joined Us for the Youth Injustice Lunch!
A big thank you to all who joined us on Thursday, March 26th for our Youth Injustice lunch event with the McCourt Public Policy Innovation Lab! Thanks as well to our student organization co-sponsors…
The Buried History of Cheltenham: New Podcast and Op-Ed on the Imprint!
The Buried History of Cheltenham Don’t miss this week’s episode of the Imprint Weekly podcast “The Buried History of Cheltenham.” Our own Marc Schindler, research professor and senior…
New Video: How Did the Leading Through Tension Workshop Originate?
How did the principles of the Leading Through Tension Workshop originate? What problems is it trying to address? Learn about the origins of our upcoming Leading Through Tension: Communicating…
