Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Court-Involved Youth: Description of the Target Population
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Components of the Juvenile Justice System
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Prevention/Early Intervention
Diversion
Intake
Detention
Waiver
Adjudication
Disposition
Probation
Residential Placement
Residential Programming
Community Corrections
Aftercare
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Connecting Workforce Development to the Juvenile Justice System
Overview of the Workforce Investment Act
Workforce Investment Act Formula Funds
One-Stop Centers
Youth Opportunity Movement
Job Corps
Youth Apprenticeship
School-to-Work
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Overview
Labor Market Trends
Labor Market Issues for Youth
Labor Market Issues for Court-Involved Youth
Summary
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Principles Underlying Youth Connections to the Labor Market
Employer Involvement
Intermediaries
Principles To Improve Youth Programs
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Academic and Work-Related Skills
Age and Development
Long-Term Followup
Effective Implementation
Trust and Effective Adult Support
Small, Familylike Settings and Positive Peer Relationships
Work-Based Learning
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The State Juvenile Justice System
The State Workforce Development System
The Education System
The Social Services System
Community-Based Support Systems
Promising Systems Collaboration Models
Summary
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Improving Communication Between System Stakeholders
Implementing Public Education Strategies To Improve Community
Understanding About Court-Involved Youth
Improving Community-Based Services
Improving Residential-Based Services
Bringing Individual Effective Programs to Scale
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Appendix A: Members of the Task Force on Employment and Training
for Court-Involved Youth
Appendix B: National Employment Trends
Appendix C: State and Local Labor Market Information Contacts
Appendix D: State Workforce Investment Act Contacts
Appendix E: Additional Programs for Court-Involved Youth
Appendix F: Juvenile Justice Glossary
Appendix G: Employment and Training Glossary
Appendix H: Sources of Information