Por: Keep the Numbers Low

While the number of youth detained declined in the early days of the pandemic, there was a several month period later in the pandemic where there was an uptick in those numbers. In response, the NCJFCJ, funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, created a podcast series on youth confinement decision-making in the wake of COVID-19, including episodes on youth detention trends, examples of changes in decision processes and criteria to reduce the use of confinement, and addressing community safety concerns posed by youth with serious offenses without confining them. This series is hosted by Dr. Martha-Elin Blomquist (She/Her), Ph.D., Senior Site Manager with the NCJFCJ.

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