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NDTAC Issue Brief: Family Involvement

August 2013
Experts have found that family involvement is correlated with successful transition and reduced recidivism. This NDTAC Technical Issue Brief provides the research basis for involving families in the juvenile justice process. Download (PDF) ...

School Failure, Race, and Disability: Promoting Positive Outcomes, Decreasing Vulnerability for Involvement With the Juvenile Delinquency System

September 2013
This National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice brief examines school failure, disability, and ethnic minority status and how these factors place children and youth at risk for involvement with the juvenile or adult criminal justice system. ...

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...

NDTAC Practice Guide: Early Learning Is Essential: Addressing the Needs of Young Children Potentially at Risk for System Involvement

July 2014
NDTAC’s newest practice guide examines the principle that early learning is essential for children; it focuses on helping them avoid involvement in the juvenile justice and/or child welfare systems. These practices address the importance of early identification of children who may be vulnerable to i...

NDTAC Guide: Family Guide to Getting Involved in Your Child's Education at a Juvenile Justice Facility

December 2014
This guide presents practical strategies that a family can use in building a relationship with their child's facility school program and keeping their child on track to complete school and become a successful young adult. This guide is both a stand-alone document and Tool 1 in NDTAC's Facility Toolk...

NDTAC Toolkit: Facility Toolkit for Engaging Families in Their Child's Education at a Juvenile Justice Facility

December 2014
This expanded version of NDTAC's previous guide to family involvement provides multiple tools for facilities looking to better engage families. Tools 1–5 are intended for distribution to students' families. Tools 6–8 are intended for use by facility staff. All are customizable to meet the unique nee...

Family Engagement Inventory

January 2015
The Family Engagement Inventory (FEI) is designed to assist professionals in child welfare, juvenile justice, behavioral health, early education, and education learn more about how family engagement is defined and implemented across these fields of practice. ...

NDTAC Practice Guide: Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems Requires Within-Agency and Cross-Agency Leadership

August 2015
The reforms needed to address the unmet educational needs of children and youth who are involved with the juvenile justice and child welfare systems are not always easy to implement. Child-serving agencies undertaking changes to better serve youth in their care require strong leaders within and betw...

New Improving Conditions for Learning for Youth Who Are Neglected or Delinquent

October 2016
This brief, an update to the 2008 version, focuses on the four conditions for learning: 1) safety, 2) support, 3) social and emotional learning, and 4) engagement and challenge. The brief defines these condition for learning, cites relevant research, provides strategies to foster each condition, and...

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