How might we use spatial tools to better understand where to support youth and the challenges they face in their communities?
How can we use these tools to work with the communities?
We are using geospatial data and analysis tools to build a compass 🧭 for juvenile justice policy. We believe spatial data can be used as a community asset. Our spatial tools📍and research are designed to be a community organizing tool for policymakers, youth, and community members to co-create their vision for youth safety and support. 🫱🏽🫲🏾 🏡
Our research helps communities develop targeted solutions addressing root causes affecting youth and families across Utah neighborhoods, providing data-driven insights for community-based interventions.
We are excited to share Phase I of our Juvenile Justice Statewide Geospatial Study. This study identifies youth court referral hot spots across Utah and, through a composite risk score, develops the Top 100 Priority Neighborhoods for targeted support.
Our next steps focus on partnering with interested communities, youth, and families to develop strength-based approaches that address the root causes affecting youth and families in neighborhoods across Utah.
We present our first spatial study of juvenile justice data in 2023, aiming to understand the neighborhood impacts on juvenile justice outcomes and the spatial clustering of court referrals across Salt Lake County (SLCO).
The key policy takeaway from the study's results is: How can we mitigate juvenile justice contact by supporting the households and the communities they live in to alleviate socioeconomic and care burdens?
Policy zones identify neighborhoods with the greatest opportunity for impact on youth outcomes.📍These are opportunity neighborhoods - places where coordinated support can significantly improve outcomes for youth, their families, and the communities they live in. 🏘️ See which neighborhoods make up the Wasatch Front! 🧭
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