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Juvenile Justice

June 5, 2024

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) – Supporting Youth Success Subcommittee

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) was recently awarded a federal grant to examine needs of youth, families, and communities across Pennsylvania through a new ‘Building Continuums of ...

May 24, 2024

Report: PA in ‘crisis’ with shortage of juvenile detention beds

May 24, 2024 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA)A new report is sounding the alarm on Pennsylvania’s juvenile-detention capacity challenges, citing understaffing and long wait times for the young people ...

May 24, 2024

Philadelphia DHS RFP: Community Based Detention Services (CBDS)

The City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services’ Division of Juvenile Justice Services (JJS) seeks qualified applicants for Community Based Detention Services (CBDS), Female Specific with demonstrated interest and experience ...

April 24, 2024

US Department of Labor Publishes Overtime Proposed Rule – Updated (4.24.2024)

4/24/2024 UPDATE: On April 23, 2024, the US Department of Labor published their final rule increasing the overtime salary threshold. According to the Department: "Effective July 1, 2024, the salary ...

April 16, 2024

Allegheny County Department of Human Services Request for Proposal

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services recently issued the following Request for Proposals (RFP). Click the title to find out more details and submission information, or visit https://solicitations.alleghenycounty.us/ RFP for ...

March 26, 2024

2023 Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Plan to the Governor

The 2023 Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Plan to the Governor has been released, outlining nine recommendations. Recommendations can be found below in the Executive Summary of Recommendations to the Shapiro-Davis ...

March 20, 2024

County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania Complex Case Workgroup Report

The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) released their Complex Case Work Group: Findings and Recommendations (February 2024). This report provides an overview of complex cases, the current landscape, and ...

March 15, 2024

Philadelphia DHS RFP: Juvenile Justice Training

The Philadelphia Department of Human Services has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for qualified applicants to facilitate curriculum to Juvenile Justice Staff in all departments that encompasses the warning ...

March 8, 2024

Graduate Education Program at Shippensburg University

For over 40 years the Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission (JCJC), in partnership with Shippensburg University, has sponsored a graduate education program for working juvenile justice professionals.The program is available to ...

March 4, 2024

Juvenile Justice Update

March 4, 2024 The Juvenile Court Judges Commission released the February 2024 Newsletter of the Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges' Commission. Highlights of this newsletter include: The Juvenile Justice System Enhancement ...