Youth Today
All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"
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348NewsSome incarcerated youths will get health care after release under new law
The goal is to help prevent them from developing a health crisis or reoffending.
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541NewsTwo families sue after 11-year-old and 13-year-old students were arrested under Tennessee’s school threat law
The lawsuits argue that students’ rights were violated when police were called.
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1.4KNewsWhile youth detention numbers rise, states begin to roll back reforms
States are backtracking on youth justice reforms.
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1.0KGrantsJuvenile/youth indigent defense improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, System-involved Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Youth in Poverty | Amount: Up to $900,000 | Deadline: Feb. 4, 2025
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619► ReportsDisposable children: The prevalence of child abuse and trauma among children prosecuted as adults in Maryland
A report details the ACEs/childhood trauma among children prosecuted as adults in Maryland.
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782Guest Opinion Essay5 reasons why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence
Research shows school police officers may subconsciously make students feel less safe.
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1.0KGrantsFamily justice improvement program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Family/Domestic Violence, Justice, Child Maltreatment, Child Welfare/Safety | Amount: $600,000-$700,000 | Deadline: Jan.17, 2025
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874NewsAn 11-year-old denied making a threat and was allowed to return to school. Tennessee police arrested him anyway.
Students across Tennessee can be arrested for statements that wouldn’t even get them expelled.
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897NewsJustice organization announces new youth restorative justice partners
Can restorative justice programs move juvenile justice away from policing, prosecutions, and prisons?
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974NewsA Louisiana law meant to fight teen violence is sweeping 17-year-olds arrested for lesser crimes into adult court
Louisiana is the only state to pass and then reverse Raise the Age legislation.
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1.0KNewsSchool violence: Mapping incidents in Georgia
2019-2024: An interactive map for five years of school gun violence in Georgia.
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1.6KNewsNot ‘Mini-Adult Court’: Lawyers lacking qualifications defended 1,200 Cuyahoga County kids
Juvenile Court judges will now track qualifications. Will the tracking system be adequate?
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The seemingly endless cycle of reforms in juvenile justice
Ohio announced it will try to shut down its three large youth correctional facilities.
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1.1KNewsSchool district with highest student arrest rate in the nation agrees to reform how it disciplines disabled students
The agreement concludes a federal civil rights investigation into Four Rivers Special Education District.
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1.0KNewsA gunman kills at school and prosecutors again focus on the suspect’s parent
Georgia prosecutors allege a father’s actions led to the mass Apalachee High School shooting.
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1.2KBook ReviewsNew book by an author who journeyed from incarcerated juvenile to college professor teaching restorative justice
Sentenced to life without parole at 18, Felix is proof redemption is possible.
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1.3K► ReportsExpanding education and employment pathways for systems-involved young people
Tackling the root causes of disconnection from education and careers with systems-involved youth.
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1.2KNewsUvalde city officials release records of Robb Elementary shooting that provide new details, reaffirm previous reporting
Records reaffirm law enforcement failed to engage the gunman who killed 21 people.
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1.4KNewsAdvocates fear Minnesota students will again be subject to restraint used on George Floyd
Some say task force is shutting down discussion of guidelines for cops in schools.
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474GrantsRural, at-risk and justice-involved youth mentoring program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Mentoring, Rural Youth, At-risk/Justice-involved Youth, Youth Development | Amount: $308,333 - $358,333 | Deadline: Aug. 5, 2024
