Youth Today
Guest Opinion Essay
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1.0KJuvenile Justice and Education Partnerships: Change Must Begin Now
In spite of 10 years of work, education and juvenile justice are still not being seen as an equal partners in jurisdictions...
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865We Must Stop Accepting Violence in Prisons
In the U.S. we usually consider prisons and jails to be violent places, as if there were no alternative, but the conditions...
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Political concerns trump child welfare in Connecticut
More than three months after sending an unconvicted transgender minor to an adult prison, Connecticut child welfare officials seem more concerned about...
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Lock-Up Must Not Translate into a Death Sentence for Kids
For youth in detention (including post detention) the rate of completed suicide is two to four times higher, surpassing the rate of...
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Popularity of Restorative Justice Has its Pitfalls
Evidence suggests that restorative practices produce superior results when compared to punitive and retributive systems, but those who support this philosophy need...
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3.5KIntentional Supervision in the Development of Professional Youth Workers
Most of the skills required to be a successful and competent youth worker are introduced on the job with the help of...
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707When Sunset Doesn’t Mean the End of the Day
How many organizations do you know that have put themselves out of business — voluntarily? I am acquainted with some that folded...
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U.S. Policies Are at the Heart of Why ‘Unaccompanied Minors’ Are Crossing the Border
The uproar between the left and right over “unaccompanied minors” and what to do about them is masking the long-standing role of...
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Global ‘Restorative Processes’ Emphasize That Justice Occurs Everywhere
I don’t like the phrase “restorative justice,” even though I use it often. Why? Too many people associate it only with the...
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871Shootout at the OST Corral
I made a decision this year in our after-school program, and, while I believe strongly in the rightness of that decision, I’ve...
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More Efforts Focus on Treatment Instead of Sanctions for Youth with Mental Disorders
One shining light in the effort to address all of these problems is a collaboration between the federal government, states and one...
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857Report Finds Incarceration Doesn’t Work, Community Engagement Does
A new study by the Youth Advocate Programs Policy and Advocacy Center (YAP) shows that it is indeed possible to keep youth...
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1.2KIn Living Color: Leadership Competencies for the 21st Century
“What DO black people do for a living? You know to earn money.” My heart sank as I listened to a vibrant,...
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672OP-ED: Institutional Abuse Holds Back Positive Change in Children
“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.”
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Healing Conflict with Baby Teaching and Social-Emotional Learning
When someone is doing something we don’t like we often develop a view of them as an enemy, or at least someone...
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897To Heal Racism, We Must Open the Wound
“Progress, far from consisting of change, depends on retentiveness. ...Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
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833Neuroscience and Extraordinary Youth Work
Today’s young youth-work professionals have an advantage with the thriving discipline of neuroscience.
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695Nell Bernstein and the Abolition of Juvenile Prisons
“The statistic is horrific. One in three children will be arrested by the time they are 23 and many of them will...
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The Accordion Effect: Is Quality in Afterschool Getting the Squeeze?
Today, practitioners describe the conditions of working in community youth organizations as stressful, overwhelming and impossible. Such conditions give rise to what...
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Making a Difference in After-school and Out-of-School Time
When you show up to work today, whatever your job or task, remember that on this day you have the conscious opportunity...
