Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project: Apply Now

I've written several times about the excellent work done by Dr. Mark Lipsey, his colleagues, and the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) at Georgetown to help local jurisdictions do a better job of providing evidence-backed services in their juvenile justice systems. Here's your chance to benefit. 
Background
Dr. Lipsey's research team drew on almost 50 years' worth of studies on what works in juvenile justice to develop principles of effective programming.
Then they partnered with Georgetown's Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR), led by Shay Bilchik, to create the Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project (JJSIP), which -- according to the official announcement from CJJR -- "embeds [those principles] within the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders as developed by Dr. James C. Howell and John Wilson. In doing so, the JJSIP provides a framework for improving juvenile justice practice throughout the entire juvenile justice continuum."
Your State Can Benefit
Three states will be chosen to participate in an intensive training, followed by 18 months of technical assistance to implement this approach.

 
To Apply

• Letters of Interest are due by April 14, 2011.
• A conference call for prospective applicants will be held on March 30, 2011 at 3:30pm EDT (call in number: 1-866-910-4857, code 863624#).
• Visit the Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project for more info. 

Resources
>>I interviewed Dr. Lipsey about the juvenile justice improvement project in December - check it out. 
>>Go here to download Improving the Effectiveness of Juvenile Justice Programs: A New Perspective on Evidence-Based Practice."