What does the future hold for juvenile justice reform? Were the changes that occurred over the past ten years a permanent shift in policy and practice, or were they merely a temporary reaction to tight budgets and low rates of violent crime? Will policymakers maintain reforms if and when crime rises or budgets rebound? Continue reading Is the Realignment Train Slowing Down?

Butts, Jeffrey A. (2012). Mental Health, Substance Abuse & Brain Development in Juvenile Offenders. Introductory remarks for a panel discussion at the Tow Foundation symposium: “Kids Behind Bars.” John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Center on Media, Crime and Justice. New York, NY. April 23, 2012. Continue reading Mental Health, Substance Abuse & Brain Development in Juvenile Offenders

Butts, Jeffrey (2012). National Trends in Youth Crime. Presented to the Seventh Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America, February 6, 2012. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY. Continue reading National Trends in Youth Crime: 1980-2010

Presented to the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Conference, Annie E. Casey Foundation. Washington, D.C. Continue reading (Over)Reacting to Trends in Violent Crime

Presented to the annual conference of TASC, Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities. Chicago, IL. Continue reading Balancing Justice and Treatment: Some Lessons from the RWJF Reclaiming Futures Initiative

Presentation to “Connecting the Pathways,” Collaborative Juvenile Justice Conference. Springfield, Illinois. Continue reading Accessing Data from the OJJDP National Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Databook

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Coalition for Juvenile Justice. Washington, D.C. Continue reading Measuring Changes in Reclaiming Futures Communities: National Evaluation Results