We're excited to announce the Faces & Voices of Recovery event, America Honors Recovery, recognizing the impact that individuals can have on recovery.  Faces & Voices of Recovery will honor leaders in the addiction recovery…

After years of research, Vera’s Family Justice Program has implemented new programs which will contribute to easier access for family members seeking out their incarcerated loved ones. Considering youth school performance and behavior…

Juvenile Justice Reform Fewer Memphis Juveniles are Being Transferred to Adult Court (The Commercial Appeal) More juveniles charged with crimes are being given a chance to turn their lives around, dodging transfer to adult court where…

Over lunch, Mayor Annise Parker told the audience touching personal stories of her own children adopted out of foster care. We are now enjoying 7 amazing breakout sessions over 3 hours.  Only 2 more hours until the conference concludes!…

Frankie Guzman, a Soros Fellow at the National Center for Youth Law, starts off this morning’s session with his life story of overcoming years in juvenile prison in California and later attending Berkeley and UCLA Law.  Most…

Los Angeles School Board Cracks Down on Suspensions for Minor Infractions, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Amid a deepening debate over appropriate school discipline, board members of the nation’s second largest school district…

As the latest issue of the Future of Children reports, higher education in the US is changing dramatically. On the one hand, access to college has expanded at a remarkable rate. On the other hand, scores of students are...

In his first term, President Obama set a goal that the US would once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020. However, choosing whether to go to college, which school is best and...

Last week's launching of the Digital Public Library of America shows that the landscape of literacy in the US is changing. As technology advances rapidly, educators and researchers should seek new ways to use it effectively, both in school...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard an important adoption case on April 16. The case, captioned Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, involves complex issues of sovereignty and statutory construction, to say nothing of the high stakes element of a little…

ABC News reports that a New Mexico man agreed to a $70,000 settlement with the county whose officials arrested and wrongfully imprisoned him for several days in 2009. Anthony Ortiz was arrested because a clerk entered his Social Security…

If the Jodi Arias trial illustrates anything to the legal community (note: it probably illustrates a lot of things), it is the importance of expert witness testimony in the contemporary trial setting.  Forensic psychologist Richard…

Interstate child custody cases usually happen when the parents of a child live in different states. The question is how do courts resolve disputes over which parent the child will live with and how and when visitation with the other parent…

In the previous four posts I've covered what happens when a child gets arrested for committing a crime in Texas. From pre arrest warning to diversion to deferred prosecution and finally to plea agreement or trial, otherwise known as the…

This is part four of a series of articles intended to help explain to parents and other interested parties the juvenile justice system in Texas. Most of the minors who come in to the Juvenile court system are charged with relatively minor…

One of the probation officer’s job is to evaluate your child and write up a report about them that the judge will then use/review for the court case. This report will be handed to the judge at the disposition hearing. This report will…

To be eligible for parole, the juvenile in the Division of Juvenile Justice must successfully finish all their program goals. In the month that the juvenile is scheduled to meet with the Juvenile Parole Board at a Parole Consideration…

To become emancipated means for a minor (a child under the age of 18) to become an adult under the eyes of the law. As an adult, the minor will no longer be under the control of his/her parents but the minor won’t be financially supported…

After 388 posts in less than 365 days, nearly 40,000 visitors and 191 comments, I have decided to put Juvienation on hiatus until further notice. Please feel free to rummage through the archives, refer to the blogroll and further reading page…

I’m off to Italy this afternoon and won’t be posting any updates while I’m traveling. Please feel free to comb through the archives and hit the links on the blogroll while the site is on hiatus. If you’re looking for updates on the…

An editorial in today’s Times offers strong support for the “comprehensive approach” to juvenile justice reform that informs the Senate’s JJDPA reauthorization bill (background here). “This bill represents an important step toward…