Youth Today
Research
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Illinois Probe Finds Rushed, Unmeasured Process for Juvenile Release, Reentry and Parole
Illinois has seen significant changes to the front-end of its juvenile justice system, but its system of releasing and assisting incarcerated juveniles...
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Analysis of State Bullying Laws and Policies
U.S. Department of Education The department examined the extent to which states legislatively required schools to address bullying and what model policies...
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Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention This 2009 survey by the CDC looks at health-risk behaviors among young people in 9th through...
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Review of Organizing Schools to Improve Student Achievement
National Education Policy Center Broken up into three sections – Effects size, monetary benefits and costs – the report analyzes three education...
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The Child Abuse Statistic That’s Scary, Ubiquitous – and Wrong
A 17-year-old and a 19-year-old go out on a date. At the end of the evening they kiss goodnight. If that is...
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Federal Folly
Justice Policy Institute JPI argues that the spending in the 2012 Justice Department appropriations will help fuel unnecessary incarceration brought on by...
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Weekly Notes: Survey shows overwhelming support for juvenile rehabilitation; Juvenile Woodstock wraps up; day 1,000 approaches
***The Campaign for Youth Justice released findings from a 1,000 person national survey this week about adults’ attitudes on juvenile services. Click...
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Notes from Juvenile Woodstock
All this week, JJ Today is roaming the hallways and meeting rooms of the National Juvenile Justice Conference hosted by the Office...
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Casey Foundation Begins Mission to Cut Juvenile Incarceration in Half
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is commencing a new juvenile justice initiative today aimed at reducing juvenile incarceration by 50 percent in...
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Panelists Ponder the New Normal for Nonprofits
The Urban Institute’s Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy somberly marked its 15th anniversary today, as a panel of experts discussed what might...
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Peter Benson, CEO of Search Institute, Dies at 65
Peter Benson, the long-time CEO of the Minneapolis-based Search Institute, died yesterday at the age of 65 after a year-long battle with...
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Foster Children with Incarcerated Parents a Murky Subject for States, Report Finds
States child welfare agencies are resistant to pursuing reunification with parents – 30,000 or more – who are incarcerated while their child...
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Abusive Head Trauma Cases Involving Young Children Increased During Recession
Abusive Head Trauma During a Time of Increased Unemployment: A Multicenter Analysis Pediatrics The number of abusive head trauma injuries to children...
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What Prompts Youths to Carry Guns?
Specifying the Role of Exposure to Violence and Violent Behavior on Initiation of Gun Carrying: A Longitudinal Test of Three Models of...
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For Police, Demand and Supply of Training on Juveniles Going in Opposite Directions
The need for training on juvenile justice issues is great at a time when funding for such training is declining in many...
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Results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Use of illicit drugs by youth is still way down from earlier in the decade,...
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The Impact of Bullying Climate on Schoolwide Academic Performance
Virginia Youth Violence Project The pervasiveness of bullying has an effect on the academic performance of students, according to findings from the...
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Downward Mobility from the Middle Class: Waking Up from the American Dream
The Pew Charitable Trusts One-third of Americans who grow up in a middle-class family, defined as between 30 percent and 70 percent...
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Volunteering Drops Slightly in 2010
The latest annual edition of Volunteering in America, released today, shows a slight decrease in the number of people volunteering and the...
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Volunteering Dropped Slightly in 2010
The latest annual edition of Volunteering in America, released today, shows a slight decrease in the number of people volunteering and the...
