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DAYTONA BEACH — It’s getting more difficult for a select group of young people on probation to elude the watchful eyes of law enforcement in Volusia and Flagler counties.
Smartphones are a part of the reason, but so is a new deal with the state that has Volusia County sheriff’s deputies joining Daytona Beach police officers in keeping track of juvenile offenders.
Facebook is supporting a bill currently before the California legislature that, if passed, would give children in juvenile detention facilities and foster care homes the right to internet access.
This site features painful stories of America's history of racial injustice. In order to heal the deep wounds of our present, we must face the truth of our past.
Ronald Elston spent more than 30 years in prison, with no preparation for what he would do if he got out.
BOSTON - Proposals have been offered in Massachusetts to raise the age limit for young people to have their criminal cases heard in juvenile court. Bills scheduled to be heard on Monday by the Legislature's Judiciary Committee call for gradually raising the upper age in delinquency from 18 to 21.
MICHIGAN -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services in collaboration with the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice, has issued a Request for Proposal to support juveniles and the juvenile justice system.
Crocker College Prep is now one of five New Orleans charter schools in a collective to become more trauma-informed. That means Crocker aims to account for the social, emotional and behavioral needs of all students, and their lives outside of school.
An extensive new report from the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality shows that yoga programs that are both trauma-informed and gender-responsive can be transformative for girls in the juvenile justice system.
Fifty years after the Supreme Court ruling that recognized children’s right to due process and legal representation, the National Juvenile Defense Center has issued a report that takes a granular look at the juvenile justice system across the states.
“Defense representation for youth is indispensable. Unfortunately, state laws and practices largely tell a different story,” the NJDC concludes.
Supporters of raising the age of criminal responsibility in North Carolina are optimistic as legislation heads to the Senate after a 104-8 approval vote in the General Assembly.
13 Attempted Suicides At Facility In 2017 — About Twice As Many As 2016
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction barring a Tennessee county from enforcing a policy that allows even very young children accused of minor infractions to be locked up until a hearing.
The secret to preventing youth violence isn't particularly elusive or mysterious.
Community and family engagement are the key, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Costs, safety fuel fears over criminal justice measure
Reflecting on National Siblings Day, in a juvenile justice context, reminds us that if we had ever been caught doing the delinquent acts we may have done as kids, we would be denied the support of some of the closest people to us.
(WSAW) – During his first year on the job, Wisconsin Department of Corrections incident reports, obtained by 7 investigates, show under Corrections Secretary Jon Litscher there have been more than five times as many recorded Division of Juvenile Corrections pepper spray incidents inside the state’s only youth prison, the Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake Schools in Irma.
Data from the Wyoming Afterschool Alliance indicates early intervention engages kids on a healthy path, and it saves money too by keeping kids out of detention, and out of prison as adults. It costs about $800 a year to have a child in an afterschool program. It costs $9,660 a year to care for a child when the Department of Family Services has to intervene.
Massachusetts lawmakers are still working on this session's criminal justice reform package. One proposal -- among many -- would allow offenders to stay in the juvenile court system longer -- until they turn 21. But not all juvenile justice advocates support it.
The community garden at the Bay Regional Juvenile Justice Center is one of several gardens in the city whose purpose is to serve as a therapeutic activity.
OJJDP launched the Initiative to Develop Juvenile Reentry Measurement Standards to establish a model to assist jurisdictions in measuring services and outcomes in juvenile reentry. The project also aims to align measurement practices across jurisdictions, and improve the assessment of juvenile reentry services' impact on public safety and youth outcomes.
