JJPAD/CTTF Legislative Reports and Key Documents

This report analyzes the first year of implementation of the Massachusetts Youth Diversion Program that the OCA operates in partnership with the Department of Youth Services.

The document provides a summary of the key findings and recommendations from the Board's Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the Front Door of Massachusetts Juvenile Justice System report.

This document reports the data and findings from the JJPAD CBI Subcommittee's Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) case file review which was conducted in partnership between the Office of the Child Advocate and the Children and Family Law Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services.

The document provides a summary of national research and best practices into truancy prevention. This document highlights some "bright spots" in truancy prevention measures across Massachusetts.

This presentation provides an overview on systems-level trends in Massachusetts' juvenile justice system from the JJPAD's 2021 Annual Report.

This document provides an overview of the JJPAD Board's 2022 work plan. The Board and CTTF will focus on the high-priority policy questions and challenges stemming from the Board’s previous two years of work, continue its mandated core functions, and provide support to advance prior Board projects.

This document provides an overview of recent research on diversion efforts in the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems. The research brief provides information on two studies indicating diversion can be beneficial for both public safety and the individual.

This document provides an overview of the JJPAD Board's 2021 work plan. The Board and CTTF will focus on the high-priority policy questions and challenges stemming from the Board’s previous two years of work, continue its mandated core functions, and provide support to advance prior Board projects.

This Guide contains recommendations on program design and delivery for the Massachusetts Youth Diversion Program. It is the product of the JJPAD’s Community-Based Interventions Subcommittee. The materials and guidelines contained within are public domain and available for other interested parties to use.

As part of the JJPAD Board’s mandate to improve the quality of juvenile justice system data reporting, the Data Subcommittee developed recommended standards for juvenile justice and child-serving entities to use when reporting key demographic variables including: race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity.

The Childhood Trauma Task Force (CTTF) developed this Framework to provide child-serving professionals and organizations with a shared understanding of trauma-informed and responsive (TIR) care as well as guidance on how to implement a TIR approach at all levels of an organization.