Other Countries

2015 SJP Victoria, Australia Participant 

Contact:

Jacqueline Anders, Manager, Student Engagement, Education Justice Initiative

Capstone Description:

Seeks to draw a greater emphasis on delinquent youth’s education needs and outcomes through the development and piloting of an education checklist for magistrates. The main components of the project include: 

1. Forming a Capstone steering committee.

2. Administering a survey to Magistrates and key stakeholders to get their feedback on education issues in the courtroom.

3. Developing, piloting, refining, and implementing the education checklist based on the information gathered.  

2011 MSI (Public) Australia Participant 

Contact:

Elizabeth Morris, Magistrate - Northern Territory of Australia Department of Justice

Capstone Description:

Collect data on the crossover youth population and use it to streamline court procedures / create a protocol so the court system can better meet the needs of crossover youth

2011 MSI (Public) Bolivia Participant 

Contact:

Yoko Wada, UNV in Juvenile Justice - UNICEF Bolivia Country Office

Capstone Description:

Increase the number of youth completing alternatives to detention by improving assessment and case planning, with a particular focus on improving family location (JRIT), placement decision making, and family engagement (upon placement with planning in a diversion-like program they have there called Alternative Liberty Sentencing), including creation of a family engagement manual. Also, improve mental and behavioral health assessment.

2015 Diversion Cameroon Participant

Contact:

Freds Klainda Gama, Human Rights Defender, Center for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy

Capstone Description:

Create a juvenile justice system in Cameroon that focuses on developing diversion opportunities through identifying key partners to establish an implementation team and developing a diversion pilot site in Bamenda.

2022 LGBTQ Individual Participant: Lorraine Gale

Contact:

Lorraine Gale, Co-ordinator, Out and Proud Program; Children's Aid Society of Toronto

Capstone Description:

The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAST) seeks to develop a 3-year organizational SOGIE Strategy to bolster services and supports for 2SLGBTQ+ children, youth, their families, and 2SLGBTQ+ led families. To do so, CAST will take a multipronged approach in partnership with a variety of agencies to implement an organizational SOGIE equity strategy and framework, educate staff on SOGIE issues, and partner with additional community-based organizations.

2014 DIV Saint Lucia Participant

Contact: 

Cuthbert Henry, Probation Officer, Government of Saint Lucia

Capstone Description:

Reduce the number of youth appearing before the juvenile court for stealing, violence, sexual crimes, and substance use, improve youth's social behaviors, and increase youth's vocational skills through a Court Diversion Program led by the Saint Lucia First Judicial District. The Court Diversion Program will include strategies such as the use of ICT/numeracy/literacy education, substance abuse counseling, and corporate partnerships.

2014 YIC Thailand Participant

Contact:

Kattiya Ratanadilok, Head of Research and Development - Department of Juvenile Observation and Protection

Capstone Description:

Create diversion program for youth to be served by community-based organizations.