Welcome to the Center for Youth Justice!
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At the Center for Youth Justice at Georgetown University, we bring a rigorous, data-driven approach to improving outcomes...
Building on the success of our national model, CYJ is now launching a new format: Custom Certificate Programs for Local Justice Transformation.
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 juvenile 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.
Marc Schindler to Join the Center for Youth Justice
The Center for Youth Justice (CYJ) is delighted to announce that in January 2026, Marc Schindler will be joining our team as a Research Professor of the Practice and Senior Fellow. Marc is…
New Pathways to Organizational Excellence Info Session This Friday (12/12)!
Join us this Friday, December 12 for an info session about our new Pathways Certification. Cultivate an enduring organizational culture that is fair, effective, and responsive to the needs of youth,…
Confronting the Workforce Crisis: How Do We Recruit, Retain, and Support Staff Working with Young People with Complex Needs?
From high turnover and low morale to recruitment and retention difficulties, youth-serving agencies are facing a staffing crisis that calls for urgent transformation. Our national Reimagining the…
Making Data Work for Youth-Serving Professionals
How do we truly know our programs are making a difference–not just in numbers, but in the real lives of system-involved youth and families? In youth-serving systems, the most effective leaders…
Toward a Community Model in the Motivations of Justice and Legal Judgment
Where does the motivation for justice come from when people make legal judgments and decisions? How does this motivation influence legal judgments and decisions? How do legal judgments and decisions…
National Roundtable on Prosecuting Youth as Adults: Policy, Research, & Practice
Join us for a new national roundtable on November 13 at 12:30 pm ET! Join us in-person or virtually for a national roundtable co-hosted by Liz Ryan as we bring together policymakers,…
