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NDTAC Issue Brief: Supporting Student Achievement through Sound Behavior Management Practices in Schools and Juvenile Justice Facilities: A Spotlight on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

September 2013
This brief provides an overview of the link between student behavior and traditional school discipline responses and how both affect academic achievement. The brief also highlights PBIS as one alternative behavior management approach demonstrating promise for public schools and institutional setting...

Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: A Review of Prevalence, Promising Practices, and Areas for Improvement

December 2017
This brief reviews the prevalence of mental health issues among youth in the juvenile justice system, including: 1) the types of disorders among youth across juvenile justice settings, 2) the rates of adversity and trauma among these youth, and 3) the impact of these disorders on the system. The bri...

NDTAC Brief: Professional Development: Safe and Supportive Learning Environments in Juvenile Justice Systems

October 2018
This third brief in the professional development (PD) series focuses on fostering a shared understanding of the fundamentals for creating and sustaining safe and supportive learning environments in juvenile justice settings and includes potential ideas for PD offerings that may enhance the conditions for learning plus social and emotional learning opportunities.

Preventing Youth Delinquency: Identifying School Risk and Protective Factors

September 2013
Although a strong body of research on what makes a student at risk for delinquent behavior exists, few studies have examined the variables within schools that exacerbate or counteract these risks. The results of EDJJ's three multimethod studies suggest that school-level characteristics can help mini...

NDTAC Brief: Improving Conditions for Learning for Youth Who Are Neglected or Delinquent

September 2013
Learning is not just a cognitive process; research shows that powerful social and emotional factors affect learning. By providing students with support that addresses these needs and building positive social and emotional conditions for learning, staff in facilities and schools can help improve lear...

Program Highlights: Accessing Online Supplemental Textbook Material

May 2014
This Program Highlight is the first in a series exploring the use of educational technology in juvenile secure-care facilities. This Highlight examines three facilities in Indiana and their efforts to provide access to online supplemental textbook materials to teachers and studen...

Program Highlights: International Computer Driving License Program

May 2014
This Program Highlight is the second in a series exploring the use of educational technology in juvenile securecare facilities. This Highlight examines the experience of Loysville Youth Development Center (LYDC) with implementing an online computer skills certificate program...

Program Highlights: Oregon Virtual School District

May 2014
This Program Highlight is the third in a series exploring the use of educational technology in juvenile securecare facilities. This Highlight examines Oregon’s Stateoperated juvenile justice facilities and their use of a virtual school district to provide online academic content ...

Reentry Mythbuster: Education Technology

July 2014
This Reentry Council MythBuster on Education Technology in Juvenile Facilities features information and examples on how to use technology effectively in juvenile justice settings.  While concerns over youth and community safety often prevent facilities from pursuing such options, stat...

Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems

September 2014
This Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) white paper outlines potential strategies, programs and resources that will enable political and agency leaders, policymakers, and practitioners to act collaboratively across systems to effectively improve the educational outcomes for youth known to ...

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