Youth Today
All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"
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257OpinionDiversion should not become shadow justice
An Indiana teen makes the case when young people can’t tell what diversion they’re offered or what it requires, it stops being...
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804OpinionBadges and binders: Counselors, youth coordinators and records staff support a side of local youth public safety that needs to be more visible
A summer intern at the Hayward Police Department meets the civilian staff whose work rarely makes the news but keeps everything running.
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806OpinionJuvenile justice reform should start with decisions young people can understand
A 10-state review of juvenile justice laws points to a more immediate test for reform: Do young people understand what happens next?
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1.4KOpinionStar Trek understands emerging adults better than policymakers do
Two advocates argue “Starfleet Academy” treats emerging adults better than U.S. policy does, even as youth justice reform loses ground.
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1.6KOpinionThe students we stop counting: Education, incarceration and the children left behind
South Carolina's school-to-prison pipeline, how the systems create a cycle of failure instead of support — and five solutions.
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3.0KNewsQ&A: Brit Christopher and Gabriel Arika on why youth prisons don’t work — and how their youth-led magazine is building a movement
The No Kids in Prison magazine is a project of Youth First Justice Collaborative (YFJCo), a national organization dedicated to ending youth...
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1.1KFrom the FieldYouth homelessness prevention starts long before a young person loses their home
Washington state shifted its youth homelessness strategy from crisis response to prevention.
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1.6KFrom the FieldThe boys we forgot to see: What working inside juvenile hall taught me about complex care
Complex care requires adults to see the whole person, not merely the behavior, diagnosis, charge or file.
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1.9KOpinionI was that kid — and schools are still getting it wrong.
Stark gaps in disability-rights enforcement contribute to school exclusion and youth criminalization despite federal legal protections.
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2.1KFrom the FieldSupporting our direct care workforce isn’t optional
For trauma-impacted youth to thrive, they need a direct care workforce who can regulate their own emotions.
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2.1KFrom the FieldWhat 20 years with court-involved youth has taught me about breaking systemic cycles
Even with juvenile justice reform, the underlying conditions that result in court-involved youth remain firmly in place.
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2.0KOpinionBeyond the bars: A physician’s call to action for holistic health in youth justice systems
We must confront an urgent reality: the juvenile justice system is not designed to heal.
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4.1K► ReportsThe effects of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Community-Based Mentoring program on crime and delinquency
A report details outcomes of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America's Community-Based Mentoring program.
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3.4KOpinionDetained and in the dark: Girls in juvenile detention need menstrual health education now
Young women/girls in juvenile detention lack fundamental knowledge needed for choices about their bodies.
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8.9KOpinionWhat Netflix’s “Adolescence” gets wrong — and right — about ‘kids these days’
By the end of watching it, I wish it had been called "An Adolescent."
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1.8K► ReportsTransforming juvenile justice through strategic financing
Child Trends releases a mixed-methods study of juvenile justice systems’ financing across select states/localities.
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2.7K► PodcastsPodcasts explain latest trends in youth justice
What are effective ways to respond when youth make mistakes and break the law?
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2.1KNewsSome 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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2.4KNewsTwo 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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While youth detention numbers rise, states begin to roll back reforms
States are backtracking on youth justice reforms.
