National Resource Center for the Transformation of Youth Justice (rfknrcjj.org)
18 episodes
1 month ago
When a young person gets into trouble with the law, what if the first step wasn’t prosecution—but a second chance? In San Diego County, the District Attorney’s Office is leading a bold shift through the Juvenile Diversion Initiative, a program designed to reroute youth away from the justice system and toward real support. In this episode, Executive Director John Tuell speaks with Samira Seidu, Chief, and Fanny Yu, Deputy District Attorney, from the Juvenile Division of the San Diego County Di...
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When a young person gets into trouble with the law, what if the first step wasn’t prosecution—but a second chance? In San Diego County, the District Attorney’s Office is leading a bold shift through the Juvenile Diversion Initiative, a program designed to reroute youth away from the justice system and toward real support. In this episode, Executive Director John Tuell speaks with Samira Seidu, Chief, and Fanny Yu, Deputy District Attorney, from the Juvenile Division of the San Diego County Di...
Essential Elements of a Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice System (ft. Keith Cruise, PhD)
Youth Justice Transformation in Action
44 minutes
3 years ago
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 discusses different traumatic event exposures and how prevalent these occurrences are for youth in the justice system. You will hear the importance of implementing trauma screening, how trauma can change a youth’s thought and behavior pattern, and...
Youth Justice Transformation in Action
When a young person gets into trouble with the law, what if the first step wasn’t prosecution—but a second chance? In San Diego County, the District Attorney’s Office is leading a bold shift through the Juvenile Diversion Initiative, a program designed to reroute youth away from the justice system and toward real support. In this episode, Executive Director John Tuell speaks with Samira Seidu, Chief, and Fanny Yu, Deputy District Attorney, from the Juvenile Division of the San Diego County Di...
