All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"

Top Headlines 4/11

Juvenile JusticeRecognizing the power of peer pressure, Napa County’s juvenile justice system attempts to harness it for positive behavioral change through a ...

Top Headlines 4/10

Child WelfarePENNSYLVANIA — State lawmakers in dueling efforts to fix child protection infrastructure. Nebraska lawmakers advance new child welfare bill. Trauma-informed care...

President’s Budget Proposes Spending on Youth Programs, Services

President Barack Obama introduced his 2014 budget proposal on Wednesday, highlighting new efforts to increase funding for education and juvenile justice. Although...

When Starting Over Needs a Helping Hand

I found out a few days ago that next week, a dear friend of mine will be released from prison. I plan...

Raise the Age; Don’t Split the Difference

The MacArthur Foundation’s new “Mistakes Kids Make” Internet-based campaign is a welcome and innovative way to educate the public of the wisdom of giving...

Top Headlines 4/3

Juvenile JusticeThe U.S. Department of Labor yesterday announced the availability of approximately $26 million in grants to improve the long-term labor market...

Top Headlines 4/2

Juvenile Justice  Massachusetts House Minority Whip Bradford R. Hill, R-Ipswich, will testify before the Joint Committee on Judiciary on behalf of legislation...

Top Headlines 4/1

Juvenile JusticeNearly 300 Louisiana prison inmates have a stake in this year’s legislative session where lawmakers will rewrite sentencing statutes for juveniles...

The Past Isn’t Past

In prison it pays to be tough, or at least seem tough, and men will go to great lengths to disguise their...

Top Headlines 3/28

Juvenile Justice A new study by Iowa State researchers claims that there is a “strong connection” between playing violent video games and youth violence...

Top Headlines 3/27

Juvenile JusticeVIRGINIA — Richmond says report will guide reopening of juvenile center. WASHINGTON — Clark County is one of four places across...

Listenbee Takes Over as Federal Head of Juvenile Justice

Defense attorney Robert Listenbee Jr., who led the juvenile defense unit at the Defender Association of Philadelphia since 1997, took the oath of...

Top Headlines 3/25

Juvenile JusticeA recent review of medical services provided to youths by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice found care adequate but makes...

Juvenile Justice Reform in Connecticut: How Collaboration and Commitment Have Improved Public Safety and Outcomes for Youth

Raising the Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction

Grants Awarded: February – March 2013

  The Nord Family Foundation nordff.org/ (440) 984-3939 Amherst, OH Grants awarded to: The Cleveland Play House, in support of the community...

Stop the Madness

Let me start with a caveat. I don’t think kids should use drugs of any kind, including alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. The...

Top Headlines 3/20

EducationStates chose to enact deep cuts to public higher education funding instead of raising taxes, potentially harming both state economies and education...

KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot: Youth Incarceration in the United States

Steubenville: The Names Change, but the Story Stays the Same

“My life is over. No one is going to want me now.” These were the words of 16-year-old Ma’lik Richmond after a...