Community Solutions Toolkit

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Program

Michigan Workforce Development Agency (2017). The State of Michigan.

 

This web page provides an overview of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The purpose of WIOA is to assist young people, ages 14-24, who face significant barriers to success in the labor market, by providing resources and support to overcome those barriers and successfully transition to self-sufficient adulthood.

 

Using Title IV-E for Juvenile Justice: The Multnomah County Experience

McMahan, C. & King, K. (2014). Coalition for Juvenile Justice.

 

This PowerPoint presentation explains how jurisdictions can leverage Title IV-E of the Social Security Act to support programs and services in their juvenile justice system. The presentation highlights programs and services that are eligible for Title IV-E reimbursement, explores the ways that stakeholders can support the implementation of Title IV-E programs in their communities, and provides an example Title IV-E implementation in Multnomah County, OR.

 

Juvenile Justice Funding In Michigan: Funding Briefing Book

Strategic Action Team 4. (2013, August 10). Juvenile Justice Vision 20/20.

 

The goal of the Juvenile Justice Funding Briefing Book is to provide the reader insight into not only the complex funding system of the courts but also, to provide a framework for an understanding of why funding for the juvenile courts is so important.

 

Pioneers of Youth Justice Reform: Achieving System Change Using Resolution, Reinvestment, and Realignment Strategies.

Evans, Douglas N. (2012). New York, NY: Research and Evaluation Center, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York.

 

This report describes the history and implementation of the most well-known reform initiatives that draw upon one or more fiscal strategies (Resolution, Reinvestment, and Realignment) to achieve system change. It also considers their impact on juvenile confinement at the state and local level.

 

Resolution, Reinvestment, and Realignment: Three Strategies for Changing Juvenile Justice.

Butts, Jeffrey A. and Douglas N. Evans (2011). New York, NY: Research and Evaluation Center, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York.

 

This study reviews the most prominent juvenile correctional reform models from the past 40 years, examining the effects of reform models on trends in the utilization of juvenile corrections and their association with rates of serious crime.

 

Justice Reinvestment at the Local Level Planning and Implementation Guide

Nancy G. La Vigne, S. Rebecca Neusteter, Pamela Lachman, Allison Dwyer, Carey Anne Nadeau (2010). Washington, DC: Urban Institute Justice Policy Center.

 

This guidebook provides instruction for local leaders aiming to improve the efficiency of their justice systems by managing and allocating scarce resources more cost-effectively and generating savings that can be reinvested in prevention-oriented strategies. It describes the steps involved in this justice reinvestment process, the challenges that may be encountered, and how those challenges can be overcome.