Youth Justice Transformation in Action
The RFK National Resource Center's podcast, Youth Justice Transformation in Action, shares stories of change management, leadership, achieved outcomes and so much more. Episodes feature leaders, experts, and practitioners in the field who are successfully navigating youth justice transformation in their systems and discuss best practices from youth justice experts. Learn more at rfknrcjj.org/podcast.
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Episodes
15 episodes
A Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform: Lessons from Juvenile Redeploy Services
In this episode Executive Director John Tuell interviews Mark Werner, Director of Juvenile Redeploy Services for the Circuit Court of Cook County Juvenile Justice Division. Juvenile Redeploy Services, in partnership with probation, offers an al...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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41:16
Growth-Focused Case Management: Achieving Desistance through Positive Identity Formation
In this episode, complementing the release of the
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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40:17
Bridging the Gap: Exploring Emerging Adulthood Research, Outcomes, and Effective Strategies
What is an emerging adult? In our season premiere of Youth Justice Transformation in Action, our Executive Director, John Tuell, speaks with Lisa Jacobs, Associate Director of Legislation and Policy Clinic at Loyola University Chicago, School o...
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40:00
Achieving Success through Organizational Change
In this episode of "Youth Justice Transformation in Action,” our Executive Director, John Tuell, speaks with Julie Austin, Director of Youth and Family Program, and Staci Denney, Director of Case Management, for the Greene County Juvenile Offic...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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43:11
Managing Change: The King County Experience (ft. Robert Gant and Aaron Parker)
The role of the manager is critical to successful youth justice transformation efforts. In this podcast, Robert Gant and Aaron Parker, two program managers from King County, Washington, discuss the steps they took to effectively reform th...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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42:22
The Essential Role of the Judge in Youth Justice Transformation (ft. Hon. Thomas P. Sotelo)
In this episode, RFK National Resource Center’s Executive Director, John Tuell, speaks with Judge Thomas P. Sotelo, Chief Judge of Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. Through their conversation, Judge Sotelo shares hi...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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43:56
Critical Keys to Successful Probation and Youth Justice System Reform (ft. Bev Hoagland)
In this episode, RFK National Resource Center’s Executive Director, John Tuell, speaks with Bev Hoagland, Chief Probation Officer for the District #3J in Lancaster County, Nebraska. Through their interview, Bev highlights the key elements that ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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32:26
Diversion - A Collaboration with Court and Community Stakeholders (ft. Robert Bermingham)
Diversion is a key tool for supporting youth outside of the formal justice system. When done well, it supports public safety and youth accountability while involving victims and stakeholders in the decision-making process. In this episode...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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34:05
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Steps for a Successful Implementation Process (ft. Robin Jenkins, PhD)
Implementation Science supports successful youth justice system transformation. When implementation is done well, it influences positive change by providing a way to manage reforms through creating readiness and embedding evidence-based p...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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47:19
Essential Elements of a Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice System (ft. Keith Cruise, PhD)
Traumatic event exposure impacts the way that the brain processes information and disrupts the body's regulation system. For youth, this can mean increased contact with the juvenile justice system. In this episode, Dr. Keith Cruise ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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44:01
Bonus: One Youth, Dual Systems
In this bonus episode of One Youth, Dual Systems, Jessica Heldman and Judge Johnson discuss why dual status youth are at greater risk for sexual exploitation, ways to collaborate with system partners, creative solutions to prevent yout...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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23:47
One Youth, Dual Systems (ft. Hon. Kristen Johnson and Jessica Heldman)
Who are dual status youth and why do they experience the poorest outcomes among system involved youth? How can we work together to improve results for these youth? To answer these questions, we interview the Honorable Kristen Johnson, Judge fro...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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41:32
BONUS: Assessments 101 - The Fundamentals (ft. Gina Vincent, Ph.D.)
Assessments provide valuable information for multiple decision points in the youth justice system. In this bonus episode of Youth Justice Transformation in Action, our Executive Director & host John Tuell and Dr. Gina Vincent discuss critic...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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16:02
Assessments 101 - The Fundamentals (ft. Gina Vincent, Ph.D.)
What is a juvenile risk assessment and a risk-need-responsivity approach? What are the benefits of using them? How can they assist us in decision making? When is the best time to assess a youth? And how can we as youth justice stakeholders, dri...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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39:39
Leadership in Times of Change (ft. Adolphus Graves)
In this episode, RFK National Resource Center’s Executive Director, John Tuell, speaks with Adolphus Graves, Court Administrator of the Cobb County Juvenile Court. Through their interview, Adolphus shares his perspective on how to successfully ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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