“…exceptionally valuable insight into how systems can improve outcomes for the juveniles and communities they serve ...  a ‘must own’  for everyone interested in juvenile court or services reform.”
—Adrienne Volenik, Co-editor, Juvenile Justice Update

"This is something all the Judges, Associate Judges, senior management and staff attorneys should read."
—Michael N. Wilson, Director of Administration and Court Support Services, Judge Romae T. Powell Juvenile Justice Center, Atlanta, GA  

For over twenty years, Ted Rubin has sought out and studied juvenile programs throughout the country to find out exactly works and what doesn’t work in getting troubled kids on the right track.  Now Rubin takes you inside the best-run juvenile programs from Maine to Hawaii, providing an insightful analysis of strategies, practices, and policies that get results—and get funded. 

You’ll discover: 

• How to streamline and coordinate juvenile and family court processing to improve handling of delinquent, dependent and abused children
• Strategies for getting system “players”—judges, probation officers, prosecutors and defense attorneys, social workers and program providers—to work together better
• When and how to apply principles of Balanced and Restorative Justice to benefit troubled juveniles and the community
• Innovative diversion programs that keep kids out of trouble
• Effective restitution programs
• How successful community intervention programs function—and how to avoid common programming pitfalls that get in the way of success
• How to get your fair share of scarce resources

H. Ted Rubin, J.D. M.S.W., is a private consultant to juvenile/family court and justice agencies. His clients include state and local court systems, national and state juvenile delinquency agencies, legal organizations seeking to improve court handling of child abuse and neglect proceedings, foundations, and national court and Native American organizations.  Mr. Rubin was Judge of the Denver Juvenile Court from 1965-1971. From 1971 until 1992, he was Director for Juvenile/Criminal Justice and then Senior Staff Attorney for the Institute for Court Management (ICM) of the National Center for State Courts, Denver. He was a principal in the national Restitution Education, Specialized Training, and Technical Assistance Project (RESTTA) (1984-1992) and was honored in 1990 with the National Center for State Courts’ Award of Excellence.

Related Publications: Juvenile Justice Update; Criminal Justice Research Reports; Women and Girls in the Criminal Justice System: Policy Issues and Practice Strategies; Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for At-Risk Youth; Report on Emotional & Behavioral Disorders in Youth