All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"

Beyond Paper Partnerships: Building Deep Community Collaboration

Six big lessons from local schools to federal interagency collaboration For 25 years my team and I have travelled the country to...

Top Headlines 01/13

Juvenile Justice New novel features restorative justice. Cuomo calls for change to New York’s juvenile justice laws. Education Alaska legislative listening session...

Top Stories 01/10

Juvenile Justice Missouri part of national trend in juvenile justice reform. Illinois takes “huge step” in reforming juvenile policies. Education Georgia receives...

Warning Signs: Looking the Other Way is Not an Option

As I watched my daughter’s dance class, it became obvious that her instructor’s role involved teaching much more than dance steps. It...

Top Headlines 01/09

Juvenile Justice Schools sending too many kids to court. Report excoriates Indian Country juvenile justice system. Education Conservative Texas education reform group...

Trauma and Triumph in Family Court

Shortly before Christmas, I returned a phone call from a woman whose 12-year-old stepgrandson wanted to end court-ordered visitation with his non-custodial...

Top Headlines 01/08

Juvenile Justice Victim’s family calls for 11-year-old suspect in attempted murder remain in jail. Education South Carolina governor’s race will focus on...

Top Headlines 01/07

Juvenile Justice Steubenville rapist released after less than one year. The push for reform in the U.S. Education Iowa conservatives suspicious of...

Top Headlines 1/06

Juvenile Justice Applying juvenile reforms that work to adult detention. Georgia juvenile corrections officers have 57 percent annual turnover rate. Education Kentucky...

Reducing Youth Crime by Treating Substance Abuse

One of the most effective and long-running efforts to change both policies and practices in juvenile justice is Reclaiming Futures, housed at the...

The Comeback and Coming-from-Behind States: An Update on Youth Incarceration in the United States

In Georgia, Getting Smart on Juvenile Crime

ATHENS– There are a dozen or so people around the large table. Men and women from the police department, Department of Juvenile...

In Juvenile Justice, the Positive Consequences of Fiscal Realities

“Hawaii is spending nearly $200,000 per bed per year to house juvenile offenders, most of whom got in trouble for non-violent low-level...

Top Headlines 12/19

Juvenile Justice Florida counties allege state is overcharging them for detention costs. South Dakota seeks to change its number one place in...

Top Stories 12/18

Juvenile Justice Troubled Texas juvenile facility to be closed, but some staff remain. Examining girls’ paths to delinquency. Education U.S. DOE to...

Top Headlines 12/16

Juvenile Justice Teen accused of murder now sits on Maryland juvenile task force. Working group suggests improvements to Hawaii’s juvenile justice system....

It’s All About the Pecans

It was all about the pecans. Growing up in south Georgia (where we pronounce the last syllable as “can”), I was accustomed...

Top Headlines 12/13

Juvenile Justice Maine Advisory Group Grants $150,000 to Expand Youth Programs. Probation for Teen Who Killed Four in DUI Accident. Education South...

Top Headlines 12/12

Juvenile Justice Georgia DJJ and juvenile court supporting transportation for alternative schools. Twenty percent of detained youth show impaired social and emotional...