School resource officers can be strong partners in the work to reduce school violence in many communities. However, a school resource officer...
Few among us are oblivious to the suffering that results from certain crimes committed by youthful offenders. As researchers and citizens, we...
How one prisoner, sentenced as a teen, sees spending millions on new juvenile jail: Replacing an old youth jail with a new...
For more than 40 years, teen courts across the 50 states have proven their success at letting high school students — serving...
One of the strongest elements of our diversion agreements was a structured community service program. The most successful programs treated juvenile referrals...
The past couple of years have been some of the deadliest for many major U.S. cities. Murder rates have spiked and gun...
A story about Black elementary school children jailed for non-existent crimes caught my attention in October 2021 when it was first picked...
Recent surges in homicides and shootings have prompted some who are opposed to juvenile justice reforms to call for a return to...
As California’s juvenile probation caseloads have plummeted and annual costs of incarcerating a single youth skyrocketed to hundreds of thousands of dollars,...
At ALWAYS, we serve human trafficking survivors and children and young adults affected by homelessness, abuse, and the foster care system. With...
Timely, accurate and clear communication is the lifeblood of a quality, functional and durable internship. However, there is more to this than...
As “bathroom bills,” military transgender bans and elimination of protections for LGBTQ federal employees demonstrate, we are a long way from a...
In the early fall, I will complete my 11th year at Jobs for the Future and my 46th year working in the...
As any high schooler can tell you, finding paid work experience in today’s economy can be a real challenge. But youth...
Watching my brother go to jail opened my eyes to the fact that I want to help and work with youth who...
I had been accused of a serious crime at the age of 17, and because the courts wanted to charge me as...