All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"

Pretending to ‘Care About Kids’ But Really Caring About Pot

“Our children” are routinely trotted out (sometimes with sincerity) as public relations tools to sell various agendas politicians and interest groups push....

Kids and the Mythical Knockout Craze

Here we go again. It seems as if every couple of years, we are compelled to repeat the same story—wildings in the...

Top Headlines 01/27

Juvenile Justice Justice system for tribal youth woefully outdated. Rebuilding trust and repairing damage in Luzerne County following “Kids for Cash” scandal....

Hospitalizations Due to Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents

Seeking a Sane Approach to Incarceration

If we understand that there are good evolutionary reasons for our wanting people to suffer when they have done direct or indirect...

Countering the Effects of Violence on Native Children

One of the most important and unsettling observations I made during my 22-year career as a trial lawyer for youth was that...

Top Headlines 01/23

Juvenile Justice Presiding judge in West Virginia lawsuit says it has improved juvenile justice system. Florida Senate panel to consider greater oversight...

Top Headlines 01/22

Juvenile Justice Majority of law enforcement leaders view juvenile system as ineffective. View Texas juvenile justice films from the 50s. Helping communities...

Top Headlines 01/21

Juvenile Justice Support instead of detention in Georgia. Raising the age in Wisconsin. Lawmaker seeks rules change to allow force feeding of...

Celebrating Dr. King the Right Way

In his 1964 Nobel acceptance speech, Martin Luther King Jr. noted the seeming disparity of awarding the prize to a leader of the...

‘Those Kinds of Kids’: Meeting the Needs of LGBTQ Youth of Color Charged with Status Offenses

Jay is a 16-year-old black lesbian. [Editor’s Note: “Jay” is based on a composite of real stories of LGBTQ youth garnered during...

Top Headlines 01/16

Juvenile Justice Troubled Georgia YDC loses fifth director in two years. Education Education reform group gives Iowa an F on education policy....

Youth Perspectives on Mentoring and Insights for Practitioners

A robust network of community members, relatives, neighbors, faith-based connections and family friends can guide a young person’s journey to productive adulthood....

Top Headlines 01/15

Juvenile Justice Give juvenile offenders a second chance. Education Utah group seeks more representation for voters in education issues. Georgia schools doing...

Reflections on Miller v. Alabama: Roses, Thorns and Buds

To generate some (hopefully) meaningful conversation around our dinner table, I have begun to use a tool that my daughters picked up...

In This Together: The Hidden Cost of Young Adult Unemployment

Top Headlines 01/14

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...