Positive Youth Justice: Framing Justice Interventions Using the Concepts of Positive Youth Development

[Research Report] Positive Youth Justice: Framing Justice Interventions Using the Concepts of Positive Youth Development

Butts, Jeffrey A., Gordon Bazemore, & Aundra Saa Meroe (2010). Positive Youth Justice--Framing Justice Interventions Using the Concepts of Positive Youth Development. Washington, DC: Coalition for Juvenile Justice.

The concepts and principles of positive youth devel­opment (PYD) offer valuable guidance for the design of interventions for youthful offenders. Unfortu­nately, few programs draw on PYD principles, often for very good reasons. The premise of this report is that PYD could, and should be adapted for justice-involved youth.