Case Study: Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance

Initiative / backbone name: Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance
Year initiative formed: 2001
Mission: The mission of the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance is to stop the criminalization of Connecticut’s children and youth.
Geography: Connecticut state-wide

Summary

The Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance (CTJJA) seeks to stop the criminalization of Connecticut’s children and youth by ensuring fewer children enter the system and by treating all children fairly and effectively. The CTJJA accomplishes this mission by serving as a catalyst for systems reform through legislative education and advocacy, strategic communications, community organizing, and national, state, and local partnerships.