Youth Today
Guest Opinion Essay
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820We Need the Legalization of Being Black
I have sometimes imagined that because of my time in prison I can understand what it is like to be black in...
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1.4KMoving Sex Education from the Classroom to the Community
My peers and I did not get any sex education with one exception. A hygiene class. It was such a foreign experience,...
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Can Young Offenders Be Rehabilitated?
Are there those for whom redemption is impossible? I have known a lot of men who committed terrible deeds, and it seemed...
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1.2KThe Door to Hell and Creating Interest, Not Just for Students
If you want to find the doorway to Hell, it’s a flaming pit in the desert of Turkmenistan leaking methane that was...
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Is It True America is Not for Black People?
Michael Brown was killed because he was black. He was killed because the police in his community, like those in many other...
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635Robo-Readers Aren’t as Good as Human Readers — They’re Better
In April of 2012, Mark D. Shermis, then the dean of the College of Education at the University of Akron, made a...
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Country Music Television Turns a Blind Eye to Irresponsible Programming
There’s a new summer television show we hope no one is watching. Country Music Television’s new reality television series, “My Dysfunctional Family,”...
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2.4KHonesty and the Facilitator’s Role in Afterschool Sex Education
Sex education these days looks very different than when I was in high school in the late '90s — and largely for...
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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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We 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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3.7KIntentional 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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741When 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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891Shootout 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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874Report 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...
