John Kelly

Interesting Reads on Youth Courts, Prison Industry, and DMC

JJ Today is back in D.C., and has finally sorted through the e-mail inbox. Three JJ-related papers of interest have been released...

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Mighty Missouri Model Honored by Harvard; Now What?

There is no shortage of testimonials from the juvenile justice field when it comes to the confinement strategies used by the...

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Newsmakers for October 2008

Byron Garrett Nonprofits National PTA, the Chicago-based organization that uses its 54 state congresses as the liaisons between it and 26,000...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Meredith Dean

Meredith Dean Operations ManagerCreative Alternatives ofNew York(212) 222-1969http://www.cany.org Age: 29 About CANY: The 39-year-old nonprofit provides drama therapy sessions for both adult-...

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Groups Strive to Make Youth Issues Debatable

Stepping up: Youths and youth advocates rallied at a playground in Portland to raise awareness of key issues. Photo: Children First...

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National Youth Groups Unveil Agenda

The National Collaboration for Youth (NCY) last month released a legislative agenda that its members have committed themselves to pushing in...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Grants Awarded for October 2008

Daniels FundDenver(303) 393-7220http://www.danielsfund.org Colorado: • Colfax Marathon Partnership, Denver, $12,500 for the Colorado Kids Marathon Milers, which organizes long-distance races for children....

Krisberg to leave NCCD

After 14 years leading the Oakland, Calif.-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency, President Barry Krisberg is leaving the organization. “I’m passing...

JDAI Conference: Day Two

Indianapolis The second and final full day of sessions at the JDAI conference just wrapped up (the first day is just an...

JJ Today at JDAI Conference

Indianapolis JJ Today is on the road this week in Indy, where the Annie E. Casey Foundation has allowed us to skulk...

Q&A: Dr. Laurence Steinberg

Few people have made more contributions to the research on juvenile delinquent behavior than developmental psychologist Dr. Laurence Steinberg, a professor at...

Slower than a Speeding Bulletin

The percentage of juveniles arrested for murder who are black shot up to 54 percent in 2005, a year that saw a...

Bilchik Says OJJDP Took Eye off the Ball

The House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on crime, terrorism, and homeland security held an oversight hearing of the various offices within the Office...