Publications
- All Publications
- YJ & O
- Youth Justice
- Raise The Age
- YR Evaluation
Youth Justice Innovation Fund
The Youth Justice Innovation Fund would direct $50 million to community-based organizations to provide a continuum of services from prevention, early intervention, to alternatives to detention, placement and incarceration for youth aged 12 through 25.
Youth Justice & Opportunities Act
A research-backed policy brief outlining how New York can expand diversion, reduce youth incarceration, and provide record sealing protections for young people up to age 25.
Youth Justice & Opportunities Act (YJ&O) One-Pager
A snapshot of how YJ&O would expand diversion, reduce youth incarceration, and protect young people up to age 25 from lifelong criminal record barriers.
Emerging Adulthood & the Youth Justice & Opportunities Act
A research-backed overview of why 18–25-year-olds require age-appropriate justice protections and how YJ&O expands diversion, reduces incarceration, and supports young people’s futures.
Raise the Age: Myths vs. Facts
A fact-based overview addressing common misconceptions about New York’s Raise the Age law, explaining how it works, and clarifying its impact on youth prosecution, accountability, and public safety.
Expanding Youth Justice in New York
A report outlining why New York must expand age-appropriate protections for young people under 25 and offering policy recommendations to reduce incarceration, address racial disparities, and increase pathways to opportunity.
Evaluation of Youth Represent
An independent evaluation of Youth Represent’s community lawyering model, assessing how legal services help young people overcome barriers to employment, education, and housing, and documenting outcomes and value to community partners.
