Youth Justice

Making Schools Safe Part II – A response to the NRA

As the recent failure of the Senate to pass even the most basic gun regulations on background checks shows, the rhetoric and responses to the tragedy at Sandy Hook and other incidents remains polarized. Concerned that the "easy way out" is to put more armed security in schools, many advocacy groups have begun to speak out with notes of...

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Must See Documentary on the “Central Park Five”

If you did not see it last night, PBS aired a documentary by Ken Burns and others, titled Central Park Five. This documentary tells the story of five youth (Black and Latino) who were arrested in New York City in 1989. Watching the documentary takes you back to a time when crime in New York was high, and racism cast a shadow over the...

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Shackling Kids at Any Cost – do we really need to all the time?

Thirty-six states, including Wisconsin, still allow the process of indiscriminate shackling of juveniles during their interaction with law enforcement and the court. In almost all cases children are not assessed for what danger he or she poses to the court or a police officer, rather it is just part of a “preventive” routine – but a...

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How to Keep Schools Safe

There are many ways to potentially keep kids safe in school. Thank goodness this topic is finally being discussed at great length! In fact, President Obama has called for an increase of school resource officers (SROs), providing funds to hire up to 1,000 SROs across the nation. But we, along with others, have some concerns that this may...

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Shining a Light on Solitary Confinement of Youth in Adult Facilities

There is really no reason that a young person under the age of 18 should be confined with adults, but what is all too often true is that too many facilities are not designed or staffed to provide the kind of supervision and housing that youth need. An estimated 100,000 youth each year end up in adult facilities for some period of time...

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