Juvenile Justice – Page 17

Defend Children: A Blueprint for Effective Juvenile Defender Services

This new report from the National Juvenile Defender Center provides a detailed look at the unfortunate reality of minors being arrested, prosecuted...

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News

Man Still Fighting 40-year Sentence for Nonlethal Crime He Committed As 14-year-old

What was about to happen on Feb. 4, 1999, would drastically accelerate the trajectory of Christopher Thomas’ life, which had been spiraling...

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From the Field

Passion and Community: How Justice-involved Youth Are Helping Peers Outside Their Walls

“Tell me about a time you made a mistake.”

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As California Concert Tour Ends, Local Work on SchoolsNotPrisons Continues

SchoolsNotPrisons, an 11-stop music and arts tour focused on both increasing spending for education and breaking the school-to-prison pipeline in California, wraps...

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The Future of Youth Justice: A Community-Based Alternative to the Youth Prison Model

This new report from the National Institute of Justice and the Harvard Kennedy School summarizes the ways in which the nation's current...

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Debtors’ Prison for Kids? The High Cost of Fines and Fees in the Juvenile Justice System

The Juvenile Law Center conducted research in all 50 states to analyze the financial burden imposed on youth and families involved in...

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Unjust: How the Broken Criminal Justice System Fails LGBTQ Youth

This new report from the Center for American Progress' Movement Advancement Project shows how LGBTQ youth are vastly over-represented in both the...

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Opinion

Strategies, Tools for Educators to Dismantle School-to-Prison Pipeline

Many educators view a new school year as an opportunity for improvement, a fresh start and a chance to reset, especially with...

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Educational Exclusion: Drop Out, Push Out, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline

The Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) examines the ways in which school systems disproportionately discipline LGBTQ youth while also failing...

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Trends in State and Local Expenditures on Corrections and Education

The U.S. Department of Education produced this report as part of an effort to call on states to invest in education instead...

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Facility-level and Individual-level Correlates of Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities

This new report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics uses 2012 survey data to show that the occurrence of sexual abuse in...

Grants

Juvenile Justice Reform Training and Technical Assistance Program Grants

Subject: Juvenile Justice, Youth Welfare, Safety | Deadline: July 7, 2016

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Opinion

We Need Better Legal Protection for Young People in the Justice System

Think back to yourself at 14 or 15 years old. You’ve just started high school. But you’re not at school now —...

Grants

Trauma and Justice-Involved Youth Research Grants

Subject: Juvenile Justice, Youth Welfare, Research | Deadline: June 23, 2016

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News

DOJ Seeks to Improve Victim Services in Efforts to Combat Child Exploitation

WASHINGTON — The federal government wants to develop better ways to ensure children who are victims of sexual exploitation get the care...

Grants

Juvenile Justice Emergency Planning Demonstration Program Grants

Subject: Juvenile Justice, Youth Welfare | Deadline: May 31, 2016

Grants

Pathways to Justice Careers for At-Risk Youth Grants

Subject: Career/Job Training, Youth Employment, Juvenile Justice, Youth Development | Deadline: May 9, 2016

Grants

Juvenile Justice Reform Planning Training & Technical Assistance Grants

Subject: Juvenile Justice | Deadline: May 31, 2016

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Future Interrupted: The Collateral Damage Caused by Proliferation of Juvenile Records

The Juvenile Law Center highlights the lifelong consequences of the existence of permanent and non-confidential, accessible arrest and sentencing records of juveniles....