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22 Jun 2018, 7:59 am
To be considered, an article must relate to some aspect of juvenile law or policy, such as juvenile health and mental health, education, or the juvenile justice system. [read post]
2 Feb 2023, 6:44 am
With two million Americans in jail or prison and another three million under some kind of correctional control, It makes sense that criminal justice system reforms are constantly being studied and experimented with. [read post]
20 Apr 2022, 4:45 pm
Ultimately, it calls for a racial justice analysis of the immigration legal system as it applies to children. [read post]
14 Dec 2021, 8:55 am
The plan claims to focus on brining equality, equity, and justice to the American incarceration system. [read post]
23 Aug 2012, 9:01 am
Priority areas of work will include reform of local and state policies that will lead to a reduction of youth incarceration rates in the juvenile justice system; minimizing and making more constructive the contact youth have with the adult criminal justice system; and eliminating the disproportionate contact youth of color have with the juvenile justice system. [read post]
24 Mar 2015, 7:27 am
The Wall Street Journal reported today that in surprising testimony yesterday before a House sub-committee, Justices Kennedy and Breyer spoke out against the state of affairs in the American criminal justice system. [read post]
25 May 2012, 10:23 am
Psychiatrists stand against harmful juvenile justice system policies (National Juvenile Justice Network) In a recent policy statement, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) strongly opposes the use of solitary confinement for youth in trouble with the law. [read post]
22 Dec 2014, 5:43 am
” An excerpt: From 2009 through 2014, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) funded demonstration grants to incorporate green technologies and environmentally sustainable activities in programs designed to help detained and reentering tribal youth successfully reintegrate into their communities and to prevent future juvenile justice system involvement among at-risk youth. [read post]
20 Mar 2012, 1:09 pm
Defense lawyer Stevenson notes that the American legal system treats minors as both less culpable and less responsible. [read post]
18 May 2012, 7:53 am
Calling in juvenile justice cavalry (Austin American Statesman) Gov. [read post]
23 Jun 2011, 8:02 pm
” Not only are juvenile interrogations under-regulated, in a juvenile justice system that makes a fetish of confession, but false confessions are a deep concern. [read post]
19 Apr 2011, 3:28 pm
-California Watch, March 23, 2011 by Louis Freedberg http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-keep-some-youth-correctional-facilities-open-9407 “Our county juvenile justice system is akin to the Wild West,” said. [read post]
29 Aug 2012, 5:45 am
Here’s a look at today’s top stories affecting children’s rights, juvenile justice, and education: Sentencing Youth as Adults Harms Us All, Juvenile Justice Blog Although there have been a number of promising reforms over the past five years in which states have amended their laws to keep more young offenders in the juvenile system, an estimated 250,000 youth under 18 are prosecuted in the adult criminal justice… [read post]
30 Dec 2016, 8:08 am
Justice Lanzinger wrote separately to address the unanswered question of what is a meaningful opportunity for release for a juvenile nonhomicide offender. [read post]
8 Aug 2007, 3:07 am
The adult justice system presumes that defendants who are found guilty are responsible for their own actions and should be held accountable and punished accordingly. [read post]
22 Oct 2011, 9:10 am
We are all looking forward to learning more about working with youth in the juvenile justice system today on the second day of the Summit. [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 4:59 am
DJJ Recognized as the Second Juvenile Justice System to Obtain Golden Eagle Award (SurfKY.com) The American Correctional Association (ACA) has presented its highest honor for commitment to excellence, the Golden Eagle Award, to the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice (KYDJJ) for its work in achieving ACA accreditation in all of its facilities, the training academy, central office and community and mental health division. [read post]
11 May 2012, 11:02 am
Teen Court program designed to steer youths away from crime (Gazette.net) Teen Court is a program run by the Prince George’s County state’s attorney’s office that allows first-time juvenile offenders to avoid the juvenile justice system by being granted a second chance by a “jury” of their peers. [read post]
24 Aug 2010, 8:52 pm
" This anti-crime sentiment of the period caused changes to be implemented to the juvenile justice system that made it increasingly similar to the adult (criminal) justice system. [read post]
28 Dec 2009, 9:41 am
There's nothing on O'Grady's "Issues" page that would make you think he's ever given a second thought to juvenile justice. [read post]
