Youth Justice Reimagined🫂
Name one alternative named in YJR.
Safe Healing Centers
Youth Development Networks
24-hour Youth Centers
Youth Empowerment and Support Teams
Diversion
Credible Messengers
What year did DYD officially launch?
2022
Which LAYUP organization are you at today?
Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC)
What year did YJR pass and how many supervisors voted for it?
2020
5 out of 5 supervisors on the LA County Board of Supervisors
Why was DYD created?
To implement Youth Justice Reimagined.
To phase out Probation.
To coordinate and fund youth development throughout LA County.
To support all LA County youth, especially those who are system-impacted and formerly incarcerated.
What does LAYUP stand for?
LA Youth Uprising Coalition
Who helped write Youth Justice Reimagined? (name at least 2 groups)
Formerly incarcerated youth, advocates, County employees, organizers, community-based organizations, law enforcement, legal experts
Name 2 of DYD's Teams.
Youth Development
Youth Diversion
Reentry, Housing and Employment
Coordination and Innovation
Strategic Engagement
Administrative
What was LAYUP's role in YJR and DYD?
Helped to right YJR. Advocated for YJR to pass. Responsible for the organizing and advocacy that created DYD.
YJR aims to "explore the transitioning of the LA County juvenile justice system out of the BLANK department into another agency (BLANK), with the goal of creating a rehabilitative, health-focused, and care-first system." We want to reshape the way we hold youth accountable.
Fill in the blanks with the names of the department and agency.
BLANK department --> Probation Department
another agency (BLANK) --> Department of Youth Development
Name one of DYD's core values.
Innovation
Collaboration
Accountability
Youth and Community Centered Transformation
What is LAYUP's ultimate goal?
Ending youth incarceration as we know it in LA County, and building transformative, care-first youth justice in its place.
Olivia gets caught vandalizing a cop car. She's never been arrested before. Instead of going into the juvenile system, she is connected with a community-based organization who creates a 9 month care plan to hold her accountable while supporting her needs/interests. After she completes the program, her record is wiped.
What is the process that Olivia went through called?
Diversion
What is the key difference between DYD and Probation?
DYD focuses on care-first, community-based approaches, while Probation was rooted in supervision and punishment.
Name 3 LAYUP organizations.
Anti-Recidivism Coalition
Urban Peace Institute
Arts for Healing and Justice Network
Children's Defense Fund