All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Supreme Court Again Takes Up Juvenile Life Without Parole

  The U.S. Supreme Court will again consider cases that could further set limits on when life without parole sentences can be imposed...

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  State Budget Cuts: America’s Kids Pay the Price

  Every Child Matters Education Fund Though the title alludes to fiscal decisions at the state level, this advocacy piece begins by hammering...

• Fearmongering for COPS Funding

  Back when the first “stimulus” bill – the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA – came out in 2009, JPI and...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Justice food fights with grantees; budget looks like a done deal; new resources from OJJDP

  ***There are 450 days left in the presidential term of Barack Obama, and there is still no nominee to serve as administrator...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: 2012 spending could pass soon; Day 1,002; report on future for youth-serving nonprofits

  ***Day number 1,002 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and...

• You Can’t Do That!

  [Note: This column has been reprinted with permission by the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange] “They can’t do that!” This quickly became my...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Senate Education Rewrite Halted Abruptly by Angry Senator

  A Senate committee’s markup of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was stopped abruptly early this afternoon when Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.),...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Alliance Report Predicts Opportunities and Pitfalls for Nonprofits in the Near Future

  A series of disruptive forces in the delivery of human services will offer nonprofits willing to take chances, forge networks and share...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Survey shows overwhelming support for juvenile rehabilitation; Juvenile Woodstock wraps up; day 1,000 approaches

  ***The Campaign for Youth Justice released findings from a 1,000 person national survey this week about adults’ attitudes on juvenile services. Click...

• News

  Wash. Child Welfare Chief Tapped to Lead Families International, Alliance for Children and Families

  Veteran child welfare director Susan Dreyfus will be the new CEO of Milwaukee-based Families International, whose longtime leader Peter Goldberg died of...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Notes from Juvenile Woodstock

  All this week, JJ Today is roaming the hallways and meeting rooms of the National Juvenile Justice Conference hosted by the Office...

• News

  John Kelly at ‘Juvenile Woodstock’: Now

  See John Kelly’s reports from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention conference by clicking on Juvenile Justice in the headings...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Justice doles out grants; Casey’s shifting juvenile focus; Youth Justice Awareness Month; and more

  ***Day 988 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Casey Foundation Begins Mission to Cut Juvenile Incarceration in Half

  The Annie E. Casey Foundation is commencing a new juvenile justice initiative today aimed at reducing juvenile incarceration by 50 percent in...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Age-raise push begins in New York; Florida dismisses state advisory group; and more

  ***When New York Chief Judge Lippman proposed a revolutionary change to the state’s juvenile justice system last week, Michael Corriero – a...

• County Jails a Bad Place for All Children, Especially Girls

  Imagine a group of young girls who suffer from depression, severe neglect, sexual and physical abuse and are in the care of...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: JJDPA reauthorization; Florida’s new detention law; and more

  *** Day 974 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Study Says U.S. Lags Behind Developed Countries on Youth Investments

  The United States should establish a cabinet-level youth department to why the country is falling behind most other developed countries on youth...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Juvenile Justice Appropriations set up potential battle of youth advocates; North Carolina partners invest in juvenile drug treatment; and more

  ***As reported yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill for the Department of Justice, which includes $251 million for the...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Senate Approps Cuts Federal Juvenile Programs Deeply, But Funds All of Them

  The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill this afternoon that would fund the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs...