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2020 Final Report & OTOK Toolkit

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We are proud to provide the 2020 Final Report & OTOK Toolkit, culminating from the two-year pilot project, Our Town Our Kids! The aim was to develop a comprehensive, scalable set of tools to improve outcomes for area youth through juvenile justice improvement or other system intervention. The initiative included two partner sites in western Kansas, one rural/frontier and the other a mix of rural and commercial areas with a highly diverse population.

As we recount the two-year journey with our partners in western Kansas, we find ourselves considering the context in which this report materialized.  We would be remiss if we did not acknowledge the peculiar and tumultuous time within which we completed the OTOK project.  The year 2020 brought extraordinary challenges, some of which cannot be ignored in understanding how we navigated the OTOK pathway and the production of this report. Please check out the Preface for more about these unprecedented times. 

As you prepare to enter the full report, please check out the short tutorial provided here.  The video will walk you through various options in accessing the report and toolkit.  

Go forth!  

Final Report 2020 & OTOK Toolkit (Full Report) (24.3 MB)

List of Figures

List of Tables 

List of OTOK Library Tools and Online Only Tools 

Preface 

Chapter 1 - Home is Where Our Stories Begin

   Welcome & Overview of Project 

   Strategy Development 

       The OTOK Model 

   How to Use This Toolkit 

Chapter 2 - Getting Started

   Square One: Collaboration 

   Who Will Be at the Table? 

   Community Engagement 

       Listening Tour 

       Identifying Stakeholders/Facilitators 

       Community Connections 

  Advanced Strategies of Collaboration 

Chapter 3 - Website as a Hub

   Goals & Objectives of Going Online 

   Website Planning & Development 

       Phase 1 - Branding 

       Phase 2 - Blueprint 

       Phase 3 - Add-ons 

   Growing as You Go 

       Phase 4 - Objectives 

       Phase 5 - Sustaining 

Chapter 4 - Our Learning Path

   Introduction to Literacy & Training 

       Climbing the Mountain 

       10 Principles for Practice-based Learning 

   Learning the Juvenile Justice System 

       Key Concepts & Terminology 

       Juvenile Justice Processes & Reform 

       Juvenile Justice System & Decision Points 

   Setting Up Best Practices 

       Framing the Issue 

       The Developmental Approach 

       Youth and Trauma 

       Disparities in Juvenile Justice 

       Justice by Geography 

   Research Spotlights 

       Facts are Stubborn Things 

       Smart on Crime 

       Rural and Frontier Communities 

       What Works and What Does Not 

Chapter 5 - Study Circles as Collaboration

   Study Circles 

       Study Circles as Methodology 

       Study Circles as Engagement 

       Study Circles as Practice 

   Facilitators: Standing in the Storm 

   Building Data Capacity 

       Study Circle 1 

       Study Circle 2 

       Study Circle 3 

       Study Circle 4 

Chapter 6 - Doing Community Research

   The Weight of the Matter 

       The Community Capacity Charge 

       Data Builder Session(s) 

   Pivoting to Plan B 

   Plan B - Part 1: Building a System 

       The Great OTOK Data Experiment 

       System Outcomes 

   Data-Driven Case Studies 

       Case Study #1: Disproportionate Minority Contact 

       Case Study #2: Language Barriers 

Chapter 7 - Celebrating Our Kids

   The Wonder Years 

   From a Position of Strength 

   Relationships & Mentoring 

   From Their Voices 

       Complicated: A Teen’s Perspective 

       Growing Together: A Parent’s Perspective 

   Building Tomorrow 

Chapter 8 - Sustainability

   The Architecture of Sustainability 

   Plan B - Part 2: The OTOK Summit Model 

       Plan B-2.0: Going Online 

   Partnerships for Success 

       Trauma-Informed Resilient Communities Grant 

   Communication Literacy 

   Adaptive Leadership 

Chapter 9 - The Beginning: Now the Real Work

   How Do You End the Story? 

       The Journey Thus Far 

       System Gaps and Fixes 

           Recommendation Set #1 - Data Gap & Access 

           Recommendation Set #2 - Services 

           Recommendation Set #3 - Communication 

           Recommendation Set #4 - Collaboration & Resource Distribution 

   Now the Real Work 

       Moments of Wonder 

       The Real Work 

       Blurry Dreams: A Post-Script 

Appendix A: Project Deliverables 

Appendix B: Evidence-Based Programs 

Appendix C: System-Involved Research Organizations 

Appendix D: Best Practices in Juvenile Justice 

OTOK Library & List of Tools 

   List of Online Only Tools 

List of References 

About the Contributors

Documents

  • Final Report 2020 & OTOK Toolkit (Full Report)

OTOK Toolkit

  • 2020 Final Report & OTOK Toolkit (Full Report)
  • Acknowledgements
  • Executive Summary
  • Preface
  • OTOK Library
  • Online Only Tools
  • List of References
  • About the Contributors

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