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Top Headlines 5/2

Juvenile Justice Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to sign into law a sweeping overhaul of the state’s juvenile justice system. Today,...

The Gun Debate, Round 2: Let’s Learn From Young People, Not Demonize Them

While investigating the “age-crime curve” literature, we discovered a crucial omission: decades of research associating adolescent age with more crime had...

Top Headlines 5/1

JUVENILE JUSTICE Georgia governor highlights juvenile justice reform bill in his legislative overview. Reclaiming Futures names the top juvenile justice blog posts...

Top Headlines 4/30

JUVENILE JUSTICE Thoai Lu, writing for the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, addresses mental health care and the juvenile justice...

Top Headlines 4/26

JUVENILE JUSTICE Georgia’s governor signed a law creating Georgia Criminal Justice Reform Commission, made up of 15 members representing law enforcemnt, legislators,...

Top Headlines 4/25

JUVENILE JUSTICE The national Big Brothers Big Sisters organization is reaching out to kids already in legal trouble. And the Cedar Rapids-East...

Top Headlines 4/24

Juvenile JusticeNebraska lawmakers gave a first-round thumbs-up to changing how the state deals with youngsters who run afoul of the law. Cook...

Top Headlines 4/23

JUVENILE JUSTICE Las Vegas, NV — Juvenile facility gets a rock wall and a zip line course as a way “to teach...

Top Headlines 4/22

JUVENILE JUSTICEMASSACHUSETTS — Brodeur and Clark join fight for ‘juvenile justice’ at State House. Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center can head off problems...

Top Headlines 4/19

JUVENILE JUSTICE Florida activists known as The Dream Defenders are pushing for tougher protections for detained youth. They also called for protections of...

Top Headlines 4/18

JUVENILE JUSTICETALLAHASSEE — The Florida House last week unanimously passed a bill protecting teens from abuse by staff in lock-ups run by...

Top Headlines 4/17

JUVENILE JUSTICERand Paul, Civil Rights and Juvenile Justice SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House voted Tuesday to give juvenile courts jurisdiction over most...

Top Headlines 4/15

Juvenile JusticeEmails show that a Georgia juvenile justice official was angered by a writer’s coverage of a bill that would keep some...

Top Headlines 4/11

Juvenile JusticeRecognizing the power of peer pressure, Napa County’s juvenile justice system attempts to harness it for positive behavioral change through a ...

Top Headlines 4/10

Child WelfarePENNSYLVANIA — State lawmakers in dueling efforts to fix child protection infrastructure. Nebraska lawmakers advance new child welfare bill. Trauma-informed care...

Top Headlines 4/8

Juvenile JusticeIn Texas, youth reported with mental health problems grows substantially. Corrections officer arrested on drug charges at Savannah State University. ...

Top Headlines 4/3

Juvenile JusticeThe U.S. Department of Labor yesterday announced the availability of approximately $26 million in grants to improve the long-term labor market...

Top Headlines 4/2

Juvenile Justice Massachusetts House Minority Whip Bradford R. Hill, R-Ipswich, will testify before the Joint Committee on Judiciary on behalf of legislation...

Top Headlines 4/1

Juvenile JusticeNearly 300 Louisiana prison inmates have a stake in this year’s legislative session where lawmakers will rewrite sentencing statutes for juveniles...