As Introduced: The bill establishes a juvenile services pilot project to be carried out by the Office of Probation, and an evaluation of the project to be completed by the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Public Health. The project will aim to serve juveniles in their communities, prevent…...
Legislature sets the stage for juvenile justice reform
A great deal of public attention has been focused on Nebraska’s child welfare system’s flaws over the past few years. Our juvenile justice system, which actually serves just as many vulnerable children and families, has received comparatively little. Yet data show that youth in our juvenile justice system are often…...
