2020 Final Report & OTOK Toolkit
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
Chapter 2 - Getting Started
Identifying Stakeholders/Facilitators
Advanced Strategies of Collaboration
Chapter 3 - Website as a Hub
Goals & Objectives of Going Online
Website Planning & Development
Chapter 4 - Our Learning Path
Introduction to Literacy & Training
10 Principles for Practice-based Learning
Learning the Juvenile Justice System
Juvenile Justice Processes & Reform
Juvenile Justice System & Decision Points
Disparities in Juvenile Justice
Rural and Frontier Communities
Chapter 5 - Study Circles as Collaboration
Facilitators: Standing in the Storm
Chapter 6 - Doing Community Research
Plan B - Part 1: Building a System
The Great OTOK Data Experiment
Case Study #1: Disproportionate Minority Contact
Case Study #2: Language Barriers
Chapter 7 - Celebrating Our Kids
Complicated: A Teen’s Perspective
Growing Together: A Parent’s Perspective
Chapter 8 - Sustainability
The Architecture of Sustainability
Plan B - Part 2: The OTOK Summit Model
Trauma-Informed Resilient Communities Grant
Chapter 9 - The Beginning: Now the Real Work
Recommendation Set #1 - Data Gap & Access
Recommendation Set #2 - Services
Recommendation Set #3 - Communication
Recommendation Set #4 - Collaboration & Resource Distribution
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 References
About the Contributors
