Juvenile probation practice has gone through many changes in response to “pendulum swings” influenced by policy change and societal perceptions of youth delinquency.
This resource, should serve to summarize information about transformed juvenile probation practice. It is the third iteration of the Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Probation Practice, which was first developed in 1991 and updated in 2002. The content was developed with the guidance of a group of juvenile justice professionals from across the country to update the mission, values, and goals of juvenile probation to reflect what we know is required to transform juvenile probation and continue the journey begun in 1991 to professionalize the field in a mission-driven, performance-based, and outcome-focused manner.
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The current revision of the Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Probation Practice would not have been possible without the thoughtful guidance of the following contributors and reviewers:
The National Center for Juvenile Justice
Melissa Sickmund Moriah Taylor Zoe Livengood
Core Work Group
Aazia Marie Ross- Youth Justice Advocate
Alyssa Beck- Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center
Ana Bermudez-New York City Juvenile Probation
Robert Schwartz- Temple University Beasley School of Law
Doug Thomas - Oregon Youth Authority
Gina Peralta- Haywood Burns Institute
Jessica Ellis- Centinela Youth Services
John Cookus- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Judge Denise Cubbon- Juvenile Court Judge in Lucas County Ohio
Kelly Waltman-Spreha- Crime and Justice Institute (CJI)
Kevin Bethel- Special Advisor on School Safety
Kevin Williams- Pierce County, WA Juvenile Probation
Kim Booth Allegheny County, PA Juvenile Probation
Kristina Kersey-New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
Opal West- Annie E. Casey Foundation
Raymond Waymon- Youth Services, Williamson County, TN
Stephen Bishop- Annie E. Casey Foundation
Teri Deal- National Center for State Courts
Additional Reviewers
Adrea Korthase- The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Aisha Canfield- Ceres Policy Research
Angela Irvine- Ceres Policy Research
Anne Rackow- Independent Consultant
Brian Lovins- Justice System Partners
David Sattler- Washington Administrative Office of the Courts
Gene Seigel- The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Gina Vincent- National Youth Screening & Assessment Partners (NYSAP)
Jamie Hurst- Allegheny County, PA Juvenile Probation
Jessica Pearce- The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Jeannette Bocanegra- Community Connections for Youth
John Tuell- RFK National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice
Judge Robert Hofmann- Edwards County, Texas 452 Judicial District Court
Lisa Rusko- Allegheny County, PA Juvenile Probation
Martha-Elin Blomquist- The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Matt Piroth- Allegheny County, PA Juvenile Probation
Naomi Goldstein- Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab
Rexanah Wyse- U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
Teri Trull- Edwards County, Texas Juvenile Probation
Wendy Schiller- The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
The revised Desktop Guide builds upon the foundation originally laid down by the Juvenile Probation Officer Initiative Working Group, which produced the first Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Probation Practice in 1991.
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- Carolyn Andersen
- William Anderson
- Troy Armstrong
- Salvatore D’Amico
- Rolando del Carmen
- Walter Dickey
- Forest Eastman
- Carol Engel
- Richard Gable
- Argie Gomez
- Samuel Grott
- Anthony Guarna
- David Heden
- Jean Heinzen
- Norman Helber
- John Herb
- Jerry Hill
- Theresa Homisak
- Hunter Hurst
- Jo Ann
- Jones Eric Joy
- Andrew Klein
- Peter L’Etoile
- Bernard Licarione
- Nancy Lick
- Dennis Maloney
- Ellen Nimick
- Betty Osbourne
- B. Keith Parkhouse
- Mary Ann Peters
- Dan Pompa
- William Samford, II
- Sue Shirely
- Terry Showalter
- Melissa Sickmund
- M. Gale Smith
- Annie Sutherland
- Douglas Thomas
- M. James Toner
- Patricia Torbet
- Sandra Wilson
- James Wolslayer