New Zealand Sees Success With Culture-specific Youth Courts, Family Group Conferences

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Experts estimate that only 15 to 20 percent of youth offenders end up in court in New Zealand. For the remainder of the cases, which are often petty, opportunistic crime, police have the flexibility to make decisions based on the context and details of the case, with a focus both on diverting young people from entering the court system and involving their families and communities in the rehabilitative process.

What Will a Science-hostile President Mean for Justice Reform?

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Concern about how the next administration will deal with criminal justice reform is well-justified. But possibly the most troubling clue to the policies of a Trump administration is contained in the attitudes of the president-elect to science.

Back in a snap? | Week in Review | July 8, 2011

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It's Official: Key Juvenile Focused Bills Now Law in Georgia

Senate Passes Bill Stripping Confirmation Requirement for Juvenile Justice Positions

Young, Homeless and Enslaved by the Freedom of the Rails

June 17, 2011

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In Atlanta, the Boys of Summer on the Diamond and in the Community

Teens Face More Consequences from Sexting than Congressmen Do

Attorney Andrew Agatston on Bullying Laws in GA

June 10, 2011

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The Gang Violence That Never Was — Social Media and Bad Journalism in Boston
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School Internet Filter Illegally Blocks LGBT Websites, Says ACLU
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June 3, 2011

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"Defending Childhood" Public Service Announcement to Star Attorney General

Memo to Wile E. Coyote: Violence Won't Make Kids Like You

One Man's Journey Through Crime, Drugs, Schizophrenia and Rehabilitation

Hornberger Advice: Juvenile Offenders Need Alternatives to Prisons

Juvenile Justice Expert David Schmidt Discusses Juvenile Life Without Parole

May 20, 2011

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Australian Import "Planking" Surges in Popularity: But Why? The Straight Dope on Fake Dope

Conference Explores Adolescent Brain Development

Host: Ryan Schill
Video: Clay Duda

Mary Frances Bowley on Human Trafficking

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Bowley, founder and president of Wellspring Living and tireless advocate, defender and caregiver for children caught in the vice of forced prostitution, talks about her organization's effort to stamp out human trafficking and the need for the state Senate to pass H.B. 200. The bill, one of the most aggressive in the nation, could go far in choking off the practice in Georgia if it becomes law.