All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"

Trimming the Juvenile Justice Fat

California Gov. Jerry Brown was recently quoted telling the state Legislature to “man up” on his proposed budget cuts and yet, when...

Former Teen Offenders Speak Up, Make Recommendations to Improve Juvenile Justice System

The youth sent to the Texas Juvenile Justice System are some of the most chronic delinquent offenders in the state. Ninety-three percent are boys,...

Restorative Justice Is The Solution

I get in trouble sometimes when I talk (or write) about certain things. Whether the topic is prisoners’ rights, restorative justice, brain...

Applications Now Available for CJJR’s Information Sharing Certificate Program

The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University‘s Public Policy Institute, in partnership with the Juvenile Law Center, has announced its inaugural Information Sharing Certificate...

Louisiana ‘Strayed’ from Commitment to Juvenile Justice Reform, Report Contends

Nearly a decade after Louisiana committed to sweeping changes to the state’s struggling juvenile justice system, some advocates contend the governor and...

Analyzing State Differences in Child Well-Being

David Domenici: Educators Can and Should Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Speaking at the New Schools – Aspen Institute Summit 2012 last week, David Domenici challenged educators to embrace troubled (and often challenging) students and to keep...

Juvenile Crime Rates Falling in New York

Juvenile crime rates in the state of New York, but excluding New York City, fell 17 percent between 2010 and 2011, according...

School Police

This story originally appeared on iWatchnews.org by the Center for Public Integrity. Alexander Johnson arrived at Barack Obama Global Preparatory Academy to pick up...

Prisoners Are Human Beings Too

Sometimes I forget I was in prison, even though I spent nearly a quarter century there. Maybe, I just get caught up in...

Children’s Well-being Central to Courts’ Mission, Expert Panel Says

The nation’s juvenile and family courts need to lower walls that have blocked the sharing of data that is key for to...

Racial Discrepancies in Michigan’s Juvenile Life Without Parole Population, Report Finds

A number of racial discrepancies were found among Michigan’s juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) population in a new report released by the American...

New Rules Protect Juveniles in Adult Prisons

The Justice Department released a landmark ruling on Thursday to help protect juvenile offenders from falling victim to sexual abuse in adult...

Bullying Legislation: A Q&A With Child Advocate Judge Gail Garinger

Leonard Witt, executive director of the Center for Sustainable Journalism and publisher of Youth Today and the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange recently...

Webcast Explores How Courts Can Better Serve Overall ‘Well-Being’ of Children

After years of focusing on the safety of children, the nation’s juvenile courts are shifting to a more holistic approach that takes...

California Could Become First State to Ban Homosexual Conversion Therapy for Teens

If passed, a California law will make it the first state in the nation to ban controversial therapy aimed at turning gay...

The Hidden Culture of Prison Violence

Written by John Lash I don’t remember when I first heard of The Angolite, the only uncensored prison publication in the country. It...

Cookie Cutters Are Not Tools in Our Business

Got up early this morning and began my daily reflection with my cup of coffee in hand and it hit me—there is...

Pew Research Report – Young, Underemployed and Optimistic: Coming of Age, Slowly, in a Tough Economy

QR Code Condoms Used by Young Adults

Young people using social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and the location-based Foursquare are often criticized for posting photos from drunken...