Archive for the ‘Juvenile Courts’ Category

My Life

Monday, August 16th, 2010

The following is the true life story of Manos, a young inmate,who wrote this as he leaves the juvenile justice system and enters the adult system.  The letter was originally published by The Beat Within, a juvenile justice system writing workshop, which has generously allowed The Crime Report to share.

Hey Beat, What’s cracking? Today I’m going to talk and write about my long life story from beginning to end. It all started off when I was born in O’Connor Hospital in San Jose. I was born on September 23, 1992. I can’t really remember a lot of my memories from when I was a little kid, but I’ll tell you the ones I do remember.

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Juvenile Justice & Budget Shortfalls

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

The National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) recommends options for juvenile justice advocates to pursue in states facing budget shortfalls in a new study. The paper  The Real Costs and Benefits of Change: Finding Opportunities for Reform During Difficult Fiscal Times,“  offers two core ideas: leverage deinstitutionalization and realigning/reducing spending.

Read the study here.

Use the Crime Report for more information on Juvenile Justice.

Fewer Youths Sent To Adult Court; Teen Crime Up 2003-07

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Waivers of juvenile delinquency cases to adult court are down markedly from their peak in 1994, and black juveniles now make up a smaller proportion of those being transferred, reports Youth Today, citing data from the Pittsburgh-based National Center for Juvenile Justice. Forty-four percent of the 13,100 juveniles transferred in 1994 were black; 37 percent of the 8,500 juveniles waived to adult court in 2007 were black. (more…)

D.C. Juvenile Detention Officials Won’t Provide Videos To Police

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

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In Harsh Report, PA Panel Urges Juvenile Justice Overhaul

Friday, May 28th, 2010

New York City Tries ‘Attendance Court’ For Chronic Truants

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

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Cleveland Judge Orders Teen Sex Victims To Take Polygraph Tests

Friday, March 19th, 2010

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NY Lacks Staff Psychiatrist For 800 Youths In Custody

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

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Throw-Away Children: Juvenile Justice in Collapse

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

The system is failing thousands of our most vulnerable youth. Is it time for reform?

The U.S. spends $5 billion a year on juvenile corrections, but it’s hard to argue that taxpayers are getting what they paid for.  Many criminologists already agree that the country’s criminal justice system is overdue for reform; but no area seems more in need of urgent attention than juvenile justice.

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‘Zero Tolerance’ School Rules Lack Common Sense: Georgia Paper

Monday, February 1st, 2010

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