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All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"
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Guest Opinion Essay
When Asking, “Why Me?” Means Disorderly Conduct
By Lisa H. Thurau The altercation here this summer between Professor Henry Gates and Officer Joseph Crowley raises important questions about what...
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Weekly Notes: Local Mentoring Money Doled Out by OJJDP; New York and Cali Facility News; Corporal Punishment; and more
Note: This entry was corrected on Sept. 10 ***The Office of Justice Programs has posted a list of winners for the Local...
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DC Juvenile Justice Guide: An Idea Worth Stealing
JJ Today was recently in the audience for a presentation on the D.C. juvenile justice system’s successes and challenges. A projector screen...
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News
The Lion’s Legacy
When it comes to legislating on behalf of Americans most in need of federal assistance, few congressmen have a legacy with the...
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Weekly Notes: Funding from HHS, JDAI in Wyoming, Dallas Curfews Begin, and more
***The Department of Health and Human Services is taking applications for its Youth Empowerment Program (YEP), which provides grants of about $300,000...
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Weekly Notes: OJJDP Money Trickling Out, A Profile of Youth Courts, and more
JJ Today is hard at work on stories for the September issue of Youth Today, including one you’ll want to read about...
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JDAI Conference: Parting Thoughts
The staff of Youth Today was all over the JDAI conference last week. You can read all of our coverage of day...
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JDAI Conference: Day Two
Day one was jam-packed with interesting workshops, as well as moving keynote speeches from Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and author Dwayne Betts....
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Youth Today Live at the JDAI Conference
Once again, The Annie E. Casey Foundation has allowed the staff of Youth Today to skulk around the annual Juvenile Detention Alternatives...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
OBAMA JOB WATCH
Nobody in consideration wants to talk about it. Nobody who supports someone for one of the jobs wants to be quoted. Such...
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Basketball Redux
Binghamton, N.Y., which a couple of years ago cut a police-organized youth basketball program when a federal grant ran out, now...
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Health Care Bill Could Require States to Keep Juvies on Medicaid
An amendment added to the enormous health care reform bill passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee would require states to...
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New Mexico to Assemble Juries for Crucial JJ Hearings
An interesting decision was handed down by the New Mexico State Court of Appeals last week concerning juveniles transferred to adult courts....
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Darkness Falls on a City’s Curfew
If history is our guide, the recent elimination of Rochester’s curfew law by New York’s highest court will not be celebrated...
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Weekly Notes: OJJDP Upcoming Events; Young Children in Adult Court; Luzerne Update; and more
***There are two future events for which the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is searching for participants. The Girls...
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Some Big Cities See Crime Drop, Including Juvenile Homicides
The Washington Post ran a story last week about the mysterious case of the shrinking crime rate, a live-action drama going on...
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Weekly Notes: New OJJDP Candidate; Summer Reading; Juvenile Sex Offender Program Shows Promise; and more
***The scuttlebutt on candidates to lead the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has died down over the summer months, but...
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JJ Recovery Act Awards, Thus Far
One would hope that the Obama administration’s top priority for juvenile justice is finding a new administrator for the Office of Juvenile...
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October is Apparently National Good JJ Conference Month
The Weekly Notes grew absurdly long yesterday, so we’re mentioning these separately today. There are two conferences coming up this fall that...
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Weekly Notes: Texas bans LWOP; White House Boys; Public Welfare Foundation Grants; Why Ban-The-Box Helps Juvies
JJ Today has returned from a much-needed vacation out to Northern California. Despite trying to stay work-free, I managed to chew the...
