All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"

• West of Memphis

  (Sony Pictures Classics, R) Equality before the law is a basic principle of the American justice system. Faith in the jury system...

• The Economics of Juvenile Justice

  Our Constitution sets forth in the preamble that one of the goals of government is to “promote the general welfare.” This requires good...

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  Prison Photography: A Memory Divided

  Hundreds of thousands of people see inside the places and spaces where we lock up young members of our society. On any given day,...

• The Horror of Newtown must Never be Normal

  Pop quiz: What do the towns of Norcross, Chardon, Pittsburgh, Oakland, Tulsa, Seattle, Aurora, Oak Creek, College Station, Minneapolis, Brookfield, Happy Valley,...

• Collectively We, As a Nation, Can Reduce Gun Violence

  Last Friday 20 children aged six and seven were systematically executed by a young man, who has been politely defined as suffering...

• A Long Restorative Road to Justice and Graduation

  Almost 18 months ago I wrote my first opinion piece. Predictably perhaps, it was about restorative justice, the topic I have covered...

• Guest Opinion Essay

  U.S. Senate Subcommittee Hears Testimony on School-to-Prison Pipeline

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Twenty-year-old Edward Ward (pictured left), a sophomore on the honor roll at DePaul University, tried to describe to U.S. Sens....

• Choosing to Stay and Fight For Kids in Trouble

  “What happened in your life that made you a passionate advocate for kids?” When Jane Hansen, Information Officer for the Georgia Supreme Court,...

• When a Few Kids Step Forward

  “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing,” is perhaps the most often quoted statement...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Fate of Low-Income Children Teeters on ‘Fiscal Cliff,’ Advocates Warn

  Already reeling from budget cuts over the last 10 years, federal programs affecting children are bracing for another $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending...

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  Recognizing the Invisible Threads Connecting Us All

  My first workshop in restorative justice was just a few years ago. I had been studying the literature, and considering how the...

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  Healing Words: Creative Writing Programs as Therapy for Kids in Detention

  ANNISTON, Ala. — Mercy Pilkington’s classroom (pictured left), at first glance, seems like any other in the nation’s public school system. Novels...

• It Is Time for a Change, When Schools traumatize Kids

  How we respond to young people when they make us mad can make or break them, emotionally and physically. Notwithstanding the studies showing...

• A Thanksgiving Reflection: How Advocacy Can Make a Difference

  Early this week, I was having Thanksgiving dinner with my fiancée. She is on her way home for the holiday, and I...

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  Michigan Court Says U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Outlawing Juvenile LWOP Doesn’t “Retroactively” Apply to State’s Current Prisoners

  Last, week a Michigan appeals court ruled that the decision in Alabama v. Miller — in which the Supreme Court of the United...

• California Youth Crime Plunge Challenges Conventional Thinking

  Unlike economists, if all criminal justice experts were laid end to end, they actually would reach a conclusion: there’s no way today’s...

• A Holiday Gift from Me to You. Really!

  As we celebrate Thanksgiving and enter the holiday season, I am reminded of our annual family tradition, one that I imagine is...

• Pondering the Limits of Criminal Justice Reform

  On Monday I spoke via Skype with a group of students enrolled at Georgetown University. Some friends of mine teach a class on...

• What’s Our Excuse for Being Callous With Kids?

  I recently trained some probation officers on something called graduated sanctions — a best practice in the supervision of juveniles that gives probation...

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  How Out of School Time Programs Can Support the Nation’s Economic Recovery

  Exit polls show the number one issue for voters during the 2012 election cycle was “fixing the economy.”  Outsourcing, unemployment, foreclosure, credit...