All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"

VISTA’s Lasting Lessons

When asked to write a reflection on my experience as a VISTA volunteer, my response was similar to Dorothy Parker’s in the...

Youth Workers Essential to Helping Kids Succeed in School

When Woody Allen famously quipped that “80 percent of success is showing up,” more than a kernel of truth popped out. Because...

Top Headlines 6/18

Juvenile Justice Children of unmarried parents more likely to reoffend. Indiana’s dual sentencing plan may, or may not, work. Child Welfare New...

Top Headlines 5/17

  Juvenile Justice Indiana creates dual sentencing scheme after 12-year-old murder convicted as an adult. Reforms to juvenile code will cost some...

Justice for Sara

Have you heard Sara’s story? She was raised by an abusive, drug addicted mother. Her father was almost entirely absent from their lives....

KIDS COUNT: State of the Child in Tennessee

Take Pride in Supporting LGBTQ Youth

June marks Pride month, an annual celebration by and for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and our allies. For LGBTQ...

Top Headlines 6/12

Education Partisans take up positions as Senate explores what will replace No Child Left Behind. Education Opportunity Network releases “An Educational Declaration...

When Kids Behave Like Kids, Don’t Punish Them Like They are Adults

As a criminal defense lawyer and the mother of two girls, I have a very effective disciplinary tool at my disposal: I...

Top Headlines 6/10

Juvenile Justice Restorative Justice options need to be paid for. Reviews called for in Georgia and Illinois youth justice systems after both...

OP-ED: Extending Justice to All Kids

Humans naturally form groups, and the way we treat those inside our groups is different, usually radically so, from the way we...

Report: Georgia among worst for sexual assaults on juveniles in custody

Report: Georgia Among the Worst for Sexual Assaults on Juveniles in Custody – From the AJC

Top Headlines 6/7

  Education Washington is turning its focus to education at all levels. Michael Brenner on “What Numbers Count” in education. Job Training...

Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2012

Top Headlines 6/6

Youth Opinion  Debate continues on Boy Scouts and homosexuality. Juvenile Justice District Attorney praises Georgia’s overhaul of juvenile justice code. Yakima youth’s...

In Illinois, a Season of Restorative Justice

  It has been a good spring for juvenile justice in Illinois. In a year of great fiscal challenge, the General Assembly...

Top Headline 6/4

Education Iowa governor signs “transformational” education bill to turn around the state’s slide into mediocraty.  New York’s state education commisioner cuts through...

Justice Isn’t Always Blind

I think I first heard the phrase “people over process” a few years ago in Illinois. I was in a room with...

OP-ED: Opening Our Eyes to Uncomfortable Truths

Athens, Ga., is a funny town. It’s the home of the University of Georgia, meaning some 35,000 students make their home here...

Joy in the Dirty Work of Restorative Justice

One of my favorite exercise and nutrition blogs is Theory to Practice, written by Keith Norris. He combines a solid grounding in the...