juveniles

NCCJD Attorney Fellow Ariel Simms and Director of The Arc@School Shawn Ullman presented on the following topics:

The Americans with Disabilities Act
What is I/DD and Dual Diagnosis?
Diversion and Accommodations
Reentry and Accommodations
Special Education and Community-Based Resources

NCCJD was asked to review OJJDP's literature review on youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities that will be placed online in OJJDP’s Model Programs Guide (www.ojjdp.gov/mpg).

Studies estimate 65-70% of youth involved with the juvenile justice system meet the requirements for a disability. However, juvenile justice systems often lack adequate strategies and processes to identify and serve these young people. This webinar provided an overview of the issues that youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience in the juvenile justice system. Participants unpacked how intellectual and developmental disabilities can affect behavior, how those behaviors are perceived, and how such perceptions can increase risk for system involvement.

Calamari Productions requested interview for juvenile justice documentary on disability issues. NCCJD's Program Manager Leigh Ann Davis was interviewed for the film, and the film also lists NCCJD as a resource. See preview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6iaga-cLHQ

The Arc is a national non-profit that provides cradle to grave services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability™ (NCCJD) notes the decline in juvenile crime and incarceration and accompanying rise in incarceration rates for youth with I/DD. NCCJD’s white paper and webinar on justice involved youth with I/DD highlights emerging issues and promising practices from across the country including:

During this webinar, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention explain the grant program and the application process.