Records reaffirm law enforcement failed to engage the gunman who killed 21 people.

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Some say task force is shutting down discussion of guidelines for cops in schools.

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Our state and federal juvenile justice systems fail to consider stages of adolescent development.

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School is where we can identify these children in their high-risk groups.

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Illinois law bans schools from fining students. But police routinely issue tickets with fines.

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Illinois law bans schools from fining students. But police routinely issue tickets to children.

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In medical-legal partnerships, health and law professionals team up to address health-harming legal needs.

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In juvenile courts judges have the discretion to allow polygraph test results as evidence.

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It aimed to empower an independent agency to require changes when standards were violated.

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Students are benefiting from a decade-old ban on suspensions for ‘willful defiance.'

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Some experts say the measures can counteract a crucial tool for safety: threat assessments.

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Some worry that expansion of charges against parents would disproportionately affect minority/poor parents.

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Imprisoned as teenagers, middle-aged men and women are suddenly being released with no education.

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Schools can create a culture of accountability, healing and growth that benefits everyone involved.

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Many jurisdictions took steps in the past decade to expand diversion opportunities for youth.

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Judges steered two-thirds of juvenile criminal cases to just 10 lawyers in one year.

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New legislation gives an independent agency the power to require changes at juvenile facilities.

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America’s schools don’t always welcome, support or allow cultural expression.

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Only two states have laws that require active shooter training for all officers.

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About three-quarters of school shooters obtain their guns from a parent or another relative.

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