Research and Advocacy
Committees and Coalitions:
New Mexico Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)
- Keshet Representative: Shira Greenberg
- JDAI is designed to “enable jurisdictions to safely reduce reliance on secure confinement through continuous juvenile justice system improvement.”
Bernalillo County Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)
- Keshet Representative: Shira Greenberg
Bernalillo County Juvenile Justice Continuum Board
- Keshet Representative: Shira Greenberg
- The Mission of the Bernalillo County Juvenile Justice Continuum Board is to “reduce the number of youth within the Juvenile Justice system through prevention, intervention, and alternative programs that empower youth, families and communities.”
Albuquerque Justice for Youth Community Collaborative (AJ4Y)
- Keshet Representatives: Elysia Pope, Paul Cuffee
- AJ4Y is made up of local grassroots organizations, youth justice advocates and young people and families who have been directly affected by the juvenile justice system, working to honor and strengthen community self-determination, reduce and eventually eliminate dependence on the juvenile justice system and keep youth safely at home and supported by their own communities.
New Mexico Children’s Code Reform Task Force
- Keshet Representative: Shira Greenberg
- The New Mexico Children’s Code Reform Task Force was charged with assessing the Children’s Code and drafting proposed legislation and recommendations for the legislature to bring parts of the Children’s Code up to date to be more responsive to social, scientific, economic and cultural developments and realities.