Publications

Reports, case studies and more from the Casey Foundation and its partners.

Explore Publications

Filter By:

  • Topic
  • Program Area
  • Initiative
  • Series

Racial Disproportionality, Race Disparity, and Other Race-Related Findings in Published Works

January 2, 2007

This report explores how race and ethnicity relate to child welfare, using findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being.

Read More

A Cost-Saving Approach

January 1, 2007

Casey's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) describes how communities have reduced wasteful spending on unnecessary jail time for kids.

Read More

An Effective Public Safety Strategy

January 1, 2007

This report gives insight into the success of detention alternatives when dealing with youth arrests.

Read More

Beyond Detention

January 1, 2007

This report shows how three sites used JDAI to go beyond detention reform and drive broader change in the juvenile justice system over eight years.

Read More

Detention Reform

January 1, 2007

This brief shows how JDAI helps communities cut detention costs for non-violent youth and invest in more effective public safety strategies.

Read More

Casey Connects: Winter 2006

December 21, 2006

This issue of Casey Connects spotlights efforts to reform youth detention, especially for girls, and promote safer, more cost-effective alternatives.

Read More

Detention Facility Self-Assessment

December 10, 2006

This practice guide provides extensive instructions and checklists on conducting a secure detention facility self-inspection.

Read More

Juvenile Detention Risk Assessment

December 9, 2006

Risk screening helps decide if minors need secure lockup. Learn how assessments are tailored for juvenile offenders in this practical reform guide.

Read More

Synthesis of Research on Disproportionality in Child Welfare: An Update

October 2, 2006

This report examines how race influences child welfare, focusing on maltreatment patterns and the overrepresentation of minority children in the system.

Read More