Youth Today
All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"
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232NewsUvalde city officials release records of Robb Elementary shooting that provide new details, reaffirm previous reporting
Records reaffirm law enforcement failed to engage the gunman who killed 21 people.
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556NewsAdvocates fear Minnesota students will again be subject to restraint used on George Floyd
Some say task force is shutting down discussion of guidelines for cops in schools.
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883► ReportsNational report highlights severe cost of inadequate juvenile justice system
Our state and federal juvenile justice systems fail to consider stages of adolescent development.
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618NewsSchool interventions offer best shot at reducing youth violence
School is where we can identify these children in their high-risk groups.
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544NewsAn Illinois school district’s reliance on police to ticket students is discriminatory, civil rights complaint says
Illinois law bans schools from fining students. But police routinely issue tickets with fines.
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625NewsTicketed at school as a teen, a young Black woman is suing an Illinois city for violating her civil rights
Illinois law bans schools from fining students. But police routinely issue tickets to children.
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667NewsAs more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help
In medical-legal partnerships, health and law professionals team up to address health-harming legal needs.
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824Guest Opinion EssayMostly banned from adult courts, polygraphs also shouldn’t be used against juveniles
In juvenile courts judges have the discretion to allow polygraph test results as evidence.
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518NewsDespite outcry over seclusion at juvenile detention centers, Tennessee lawmakers fail to pass oversight bill
It aimed to empower an independent agency to require changes when standards were violated.
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797NewsWhat happens when suspensions get suspended?
Students are benefiting from a decade-old ban on suspensions for ‘willful defiance.'
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598NewsTennessee is ramping up penalties for student threats. Research shows that’s not the best way to keep schools safe.
Some experts say the measures can counteract a crucial tool for safety: threat assessments.
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635NewsThe parents paying for their children’s crimes
Some worry that expansion of charges against parents would disproportionately affect minority/poor parents.
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463NewsMany states don’t educate people sentenced to life. Now some are coming home.
Imprisoned as teenagers, middle-aged men and women are suddenly being released with no education.
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1.2KGuest Opinion EssayBreaking walls, building bridges: A call for restorative justice in school discipline
Schools can create a culture of accountability, healing and growth that benefits everyone involved.
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750► ReportsProtect and redirect: America’s growing movement to divert youth out of the justice system
Many jurisdictions took steps in the past decade to expand diversion opportunities for youth.
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512NewsFor a handful of lawyers in Cuyahoga County, juvenile cases are big business
Judges steered two-thirds of juvenile criminal cases to just 10 lawyers in one year.
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534NewsTennessee lawmakers want more oversight of juvenile detention. The Department of Children’s Services is pushing back.
New legislation gives an independent agency the power to require changes at juvenile facilities.
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826Guest Opinion EssayQ&A: Texas court ruling on a Black student wearing hair in long locs reflects history of racism in schools
America’s schools don’t always welcome, support or allow cultural expression.
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Active shooter training: State-specific requirements for schools and law enforcement
Only two states have laws that require active shooter training for all officers.
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1.4KNewsA history of holding parents responsible for their kids’ crimes
About three-quarters of school shooters obtain their guns from a parent or another relative.
