Youth Today
All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"
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It’s Time to End Zero Tolerance in Schools: A Call To Action
It is too early to know whether the current wave of school reforms in the United States will lead to lasting improvements...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Critical Moment to Connect Latino Youth to School and Jobs, Report Says
A report released today by the National Council of La Raza urges organizations to partner with one another to find ways to...
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Weekly Notes: LWOP action; kids trying to get tried as adults; and more
***Day number 823 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and...
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News
New Institute Will Offer Juvenile, Child Welfare Court Footage for Research and Training
A university and film production company are creating what both hope will become a repository for training juvenile justice and child welfare...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Education in Juvie
After a long, frustrating wait for action on any juvenile justice-related legislation, the pending reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act...
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News
What Is “Custody” for Young Teens in Child Welfare, Criminal Cases?
The U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases last month about interviews of children at school. One concerned allegations of sexual abuse –...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Mentor: The Kid and the CEO
Mentor: The Kid and the CEOTom Pace with Walter JenkinsMentorHope Publishing175 pages. Audiobook also available. Based on author Tom Pace’s experiences, this...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Bill Would Remove Senate Confirmation for Top Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare Jobs
Legislation introduced this month by a bipartisan group of Senators would eliminate Senate confirmation for about 200 executive nominations, including two of...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Weekly Notes: Recidivism apples vs. Recidivism oranges; juvenile justice and the 2011 budget deal; guide to for-profit colleges; and more
***The staff at Youth Today has been hard at work finishing up our April print issue, which by the way include our...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Another Round of Layoffs at Public/Private Ventures
Public/Private Ventures, a 33-year-old national research organization focused on evaluating programs for low-income communities and using that information to improve effectiveness, last...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Weekly Notes (Updated 4/11): OJJDP during a Gov’t Shutdown; OJJDP job and Senate confirmations; request to ban juveniles from adult lockup; and more
UPDATE: Well, another last-minute deal averted a federal shutdown for now. The section immediately below was written in anticipation of one, and...
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Evidence-Based Practices for Children Exposed to Violence: A Selection from Federal Databases
U.S. Department of Justice/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services This report summarizes findings and evidence from federal reviews of research studies...
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News
Cities Discuss Plans to Curb Youth Violence at Justice Department Forum
Pastor Billy Kyles, asked to deliver the keynote address at this week’s National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention, talked to the audience...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
UPDATED Weekly Notes: White House stands down on juvenile justice overhaul; new trainings; and more
[Note: The first entry in this column was updated after additional information was announced by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...
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Weekly Notes: More thoughts on Supreme Court case; resource for selling juvenile justice reform to GOP; and more
***The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in J.D.B. v North Carolina on Wednesday, a case that might change the rules for...
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Vanishing Work Among U.S. Teens, 2000-10: What a Difference a Decade Makes!
Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University This study reveals that since 2000, the employment rate of teens (16 to 19)...
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News
Supreme Court Considers Rules for Police Questioning of Youths in Schools
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today on whether police officers should consider age as a factor in determining whether a person...
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High Court Should Not Limit Police In Schools
Tomorrow, the United States Supreme Court will consider a case tomorrow which questions how criminal procedural rights, the Miranda Warning, apply in...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Value of Drug Courts Called into Question by Two Reports
Criminal drug courts, a 22-year-old strategy to keep low-level drug offenders out of the justice system, are not as effective as they...
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News
Police, Juveniles and Schools: Three Key Questions on Today’s Supreme Court Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in J.D.B. v North Carolina this morning, a case in which a 13-year-old was...
