State and National Policy Reform Initiatives
Strategies for Youth issues statements on decrees, policies and legislation. These are some of our statements.
NJJDPC Vision for Youth Justice in 2020
Strategies for Youth joins cosigners from the National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition to present a juvenile justice policy platform to the 2020 presidential candidates.
RISE from Trauma Act S.1770/H.R. 3180
This letter, in support for the RISE from Trauma Act S.1770/H.R. 3180, was sent to Senators Durbin (D-IL), Moore-Capito (R-WV), and Duckworth (D-IL) and Representatives Danny K. Davis (D-IL-07) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI-8).
Proposed Memorandum of Understanding for Knoxville County Schools
Stop School Pushout (SSPO) Administration:
Thank you for inviting me to review the Knoxville County Schools proposed Memorandum of Understanding with the Knoxville Police Department.
NJJDPC Letter Urging a Yes Vote on HR 494
Strategies for Youth joins cosigners from the National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition to encourage representatives to vote “yes” on H.R. 494, the “Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2019.”
Testimony in Support of Law Officer Training for Working with Youth
Lisa Thurau testified before Nebraska law makers recommending more training for law enforcement officers in best practices for working with youth.
DOJ “Simplifies” Protections for Youth of Color
In this statement, Strategies for Youth denounces the announcement by Caren Harp, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), to “simply” enforcement of core protections of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA).
H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act of 2018
Strategies for Youth co-signed this letter to the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, along with 50 other organizations. The letter expresses concerns about H.R. 4909, the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018, introduced on January 30, 2018.
Act 4 JJ Campaign Support for Funding Juvenile Justice Programs
Strategies for Youth is a signatory on this Act 4 JJ Campaign letter to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees expressing the importance of fully funding critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs for Fiscal Year 2019.
Resource Guide for Improving School Climate and Discipline
Letter to Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, requesting that the guidelines detailed in Resource Guide for Improving School Climate and Discipline remain in place.
Defense Department 1033 Program
Coalition letter to the House Representatives calling for a moratorium on the Defense Department’s 1033 Program which provides police with military equipment.
