• $720,000Active Strategy

  2012 (Duration 2 years)

  Juvenile Justice

  NEW YORK, NEW YORK — The Vera Institute of Justice provides research, implementation support, and technical assistance to improve the fairness and efficacy of the juvenile and criminal justice systems, and is the lead technical assistance provider in Models for Change, helping state and local jurisdictions develop, implement, and study strategies for safely diverting youth from the juvenile justice system. Vera will use the grant to create a web-based technical assistance and resource center on status offender systems reform providing case examples of best practices and model programs; information, tools, and webinars to guide reform efforts; and a help desk to guide use of the website and field requests for information and assistance.

• $580,000Active Strategy

  2012 (Duration 2 years)

  Juvenile Justice

  NEW YORK, NEW YORK — The Vera Institute of Justice provides research, implementation support, and technical assistance to improve the efficacy of the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Its expertise in offering technical assistance to state and local governments, extensive knowledge of national best practices, and experience in helping governments make data-driven systems change has made Vera an important consultant in Models for Change. It will use this grant to help local and state partners in Louisiana and Washington develop, document, and assess efforts to create alternatives to formal processing for youth involved in the status offenders system and to use data and research to inform policy.

• $815,000Active Strategy

  2010 (Inactive Grant)

  Juvenile Justice

  NEW YORK, NEW YORK — To support research, data analysis, and strategic planning on status offenders in Models for Change states (over two years).

The MacArthur Foundation awarded Vera Institute of Justice $2,115,000 between 2010 and 2013.