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All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"
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2.9K► ReportsYouth and the juvenile justice system: 2022 national report
The National Center for Juvenile Justice releases the fifth edition of its comprehensive report on the current state of the youth and...
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5.4KNews‘It’s not just a jail break’: Juvenile prison populations reach all-time lows
The statistics are fueling proponents’ hopes of entirely eliminating juvenile detention centers.
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1.7KNewsMayor: Teacher shot by 6-year-old ‘red flag for the country’
Virginia authorities struggle to understand how a child so young could be involved.
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1.8KNewsTennessee ban on juvenile life sentences is latest to align with U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling
Some states ignore court orders to lessen juvenile sentences.
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2.4KNewsUtah offers “free college for all” to juveniles behind bars
Along with New Jersey and California, Utah is among a growing number of states that are implementing postsecondary programming for incarcerated youth....
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1.6KNewsSupported by lawmakers, opposed by reformers, youth sex offender registries have a long history
Originally, registries were conceived as a way to inform communities about convicted sexual predators living in their neighborhoods. But researchers, conducting several...
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1.8KNewsConnecticut’s turnaround of troubled juvenile system sets a standard, says justice-equity organization
Connecticut has turned its troubled juvenile facilities into what federal officials have cited as exemplary national models. Staffing is up dramatically, in...
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1.2KNewsWisconsin district debates the effects of terminating school police
Madison is one of about 49 public school districts nationwide that, according to Education Week, have trimmed or eliminated school policing programs since...
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2.0KNewsAlabaman is appealing 55-year sentence for participating in a burglary ending in teen friend’s death by police
LaKeith Smith, under Alabama’s felony murder law allowing prosecutors to charge a person considered an accomplice to a crime, was faulted for...
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1.7KNewsQ&A: Mneesha Gellman examines the benefits of teaching Indigenous languages in public schools
The biggest lesson Mneesha Gellman learned, she said, is that policies don't "magically appear from on high" — they are handed down...
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1.1KNewsTicketing misbehaving students is counter-productive, critics of that practice argue
Students can be ticketed by school resource officers or by local police departments to whom school staff members refer students viewed as...
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1.0KNewsAs youths face hefty court fines, some states find new ways for them to pay for their crimes
Courts have long mandated such fees, aiming to hold youth accountable, deter them from future crime and often to cover the justice...
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25 years after Kentucky school shooting, a chance at parole
When 14-year-old Michael Carneal opened fire on his fellow students during a before-school prayer meeting in 1997, school shootings were not yet...
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2.3K► ReportsMinorities are less likely than whites to bypass courts for community-based rehabilitation, new analysis finds
Released today, the Sentencing Project’s “Diversion: A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice,” analyzes nationwide data. Citing,...
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2.5K► PodcastsYouth leaving foster care, juvenile and other systems are aim of Washington housing effort
Implemented in June, HB 1905 establishes a five-year budget of over $5 million to reduce homelessness among those aforementioned groups. Washington’s Office of...
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2.4KNewsNew documentary highlights lack of accessibility for deaf and disabled people in north central Florida justice system
Michelle Ricks said she was in prison for five years without an interpreter. Executive Producer Delbert Whetter said he believes Ricks would...
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2.4KNewsCourt watchers urge change in Florida, which is No. 1 in prosecuting youth as adults
Since 2007, 18 states have raised to 18 the age at which a person can be criminally charged as an adult, according...
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2.6KFrom the BureausWhat happened after Minneapolis removed police officers from schools
By September 2020, 11 new unarmed public safety support specialists, many with law enforcement-related backgrounds, were in place and on the Minneapolis...
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1.7K► ReportsFlorida girls are arrested and locked up at higher rates than boys
Non-felony offenses accounted for two out of three arrests of juvenile girls in Florida, according to “The Justice for Girls Blueprint: The...
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1.2K► ReportsStudy: Schooling for incarcerated youth is fragmented, inferior
Most of the 50 states have clearly designated which agencies are in charge of hiring teachers for incarcerated juveniles, creating teaching curriculum...
