What is Models for Change trying to accomplish?
Models for Change advances juvenile justice system reforms that effectively hold young people accountable for their actions, provide for their rehabilitation, protect them from harm, increase their life chances, and manage the risk they pose. The initiative promotes a variety of systems reform models that are grounded in the core principles of fundamental fairness; developmental differences between youth and adults; individual strengths and needs; youth potential; responsibility; and safety. Models for Change is identifying and accelerating promising statewide models for juvenile justice systems reform that advance these principles.
