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Children Behind Bars, The System Is Failing Our Youth
Troubled Teen Blog | November 13th 2009
It appears we have turned our backs on the youth of this country, just recently at one high school in Palo Alto, California four teens committed suicide by stepping in front of a train. Then there... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi read more
Supreme Court Hearing Two Cases on Juvenile (In)justice
RootsWire | November 9th 2009 by Steve Hanson
Original Author: Maegan la Mamita Mala Today the Supreme Court is hearing two cases that could hopefully change how the (in)justice system sentences j read more
Running in the Shadows - For Runaways on the Street, Sex Buys Sur…
kath.A.rine | October 27th 2009
Running in the Shadows - For Runaways on the Street, Sex Buys Survival : notthatkindagay: Nearly a... read more
A sentence too cruel for children - OpEd by former senator, Repub…
kath.A.rine | October 25th 2009
A sentence too cruel for children - OpEd by former senator, Republican Alan K. Simpson -... read more
What is this world coming to?
The Reid Report | October 14th 2009 by Joy
Three of the five teenagers charged with burning a classmate appear in court. If this story doesn’t break your heart, you have no heart. What is wrong with our kids? There have always been bullies … and there have always been mean, sadist read more
Study Finds High Rate of Imprisonment Among Dropouts
Crime in America | October 13th 2009
New York Times By SAM DILLON Published: October 8, 2009 On any given day, about one in every 10 young male high school dropouts is in jail or juvenile detention, compared with one in 35 young male high school graduates, according to a new study o read more
60 percent of children surveyed were exposed to violence
Crime in America | October 8th 2009
OJJDP Bulletin Reports on Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has published “Children’s Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey.” M read more
Current Docket of U.S. Supreme Court Cases
Personal Injury Legal Blog | October 8th 2009 by Allen & Allen
Attorney Tamara L. Jezic Author: Attorney Tamara L. Jezic The U.S. Supreme Court began its 2009-10 term on October 5, 2009 – the first Monday in October – with recently confirmed Justice Sonia Sotomayor as its newest member. The Court’s docket read more
800,000 Children Identified as Abused or Neglected-Steps to Take
Crime in America | October 7th 2009
Preventing Child Maltreatment In 2006, 800,000 children were identified by state agencies as having been abused or neglected. More than 1,500 children died as a result of maltreatment. High rates of maltreatment are a cause for grave concern read more
DOCUMENTARY SERIES: BRICK CITY
Voices of Hope Productions | Social Issue Media Production | September 22nd 2009 by Lori
If you live in New Jersey, this documentary series on the Sundance Channel shouldn't be missed. BRICK CITY is a five-part documentary series that fans out around the city of Newark, New Jersey to capture the daily drama of a community striving to bec read more
What makes them different?
Confessions of a Juvenile Detention Worker | September 13th 2009 by Cynthia Ford
So a question...What makes a kid become delinquent? This of course is one of those questions that has no one answer. I have taken more than one semester long course on this very subject. I want to know what other people think, not just what my colleg read more
The lost juvies - The Denver Post
kath.A.rine | August 30th 2009
The lost juvies - The Denver Post: We all have different versions of right and wrong. It seems wrong... read more
"Children under the age of 18 can’t vote, serve as jurors, or j…
kath.A.rine | August 28th 2009
“Children under the age of 18 can’t vote, serve as jurors, or join Blockbuster, but in... read more
If You Build It; They Will Come
Obama's withdrawal plan; a classic Catch-22 | August 15th 2009 by Dean Connor
For the past seven months, I have devoted my writing to the political arena. This is a volatile area under normal circumstances but with the advent of health care reform; the debates have become more heated and frustrating. Liberals and conservatives read more
Mentally Ill Offenders Strain Juvenile System - NYTimes.com
kath.A.rine | August 9th 2009
Mentally Ill Offenders Strain Juvenile System - NYTimes.com: The teenager in the padded smock sat in... read more
The Butt-Crack Caper
Confessions of a Juvenile Detention Worker | August 2nd 2009 by Cynthia Ford
I wanted to start this blog out on a more lighthearted note so I decided to gripe. To understand this gripe I need to explain a little about the facility I am employed. It is both a juvenile detention and a juvenile shelter. One side of the facility read more
12 and in Prison
PrisonMovement | July 28th 2009 by Carol Leonard
The Supreme Court sent an important message when it ruled in Roper v. Simmons in 2005 that children under the age of 18 when their crimes were committed were not eligible for the death penalty. Justice Anthony Kennedy drew on compassion, common sense read more
Are You Crazy?
Confessions of a Juvenile Detention Worker | July 23rd 2009 by Cynthia Ford
So who would be so crazy as to have a dream job that includes a building full of hormone-crazed adolescents with low self control and a vocabulary that would make most truckers blush? Me. Why you ask (or I will pretend). That is a good question... I read more
Back to Iraq
UNICEF Fieldnotes | July 23rd 2009
It's pretty amazing how little Iraq is in the news these days. After all, there are still approximately 130,000 American troops in the country, (though between 35,000 and 50,000 troops are expected to pull out of Iraq by August). And there are still read more
Not My Role Model
maintenance | May 19th 2009 by mike
Missouri went from 90% recidivism in its juvenile justice system to about 10% over just a few years as it transitioned into a restorative justice model that treated youth as children in need of counselling instead of adult criminals (about 30% of Ame read more
Another Cruel and Unusual Punishment for Teens
The Hutchinson Report | May 5th 2009
Earl Ofari HutchinsonFour years ago the US Supreme Court took a big step toward righting a galling wrong. It joined nearly every other nation on the globe and banned teen executions. Now it should take the next big step and dump all laws that let sta read more
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