Restorative Justice Gave Me the Best Day of My Life
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I want to share with you a personal story about the true practice of restorative justice and how it plays a part in my life.
Many Justice Reforms Are Proposed for Florida’s Legislative Session; Will Any Survive?
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Thanks to decades of tough-on-crime policies, Florida now has the third-largest prison population in the United States — nearly 100,000 people,
Many Women, Girls Feel Impact of Justice System Via Their Network, Bronx Report Shows
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G.I.R.L.S. N Da Hood is exploring gender and incarceration in the Bronx. We focused on understanding women’s experiences with arrest, court, lockup, placement and beyond.
The Problem of Youth Homelessness Is Not Young People’s Fault, Experts Say
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The fight against youth homelessness drags on and on. It is not that the fighters are no match for a seemingly intractable issue that has haunted the nation for decades.
Jackson, Miss., Turns to Innovative Program to Lower Its Gun Deaths
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Mississippi’s capital city is becoming a petri dish for an experiment designed to stop an epidemic of gun violence that claimed 84 lives in 2018 and took 16 less than two months into 2019.
Community Activism a Family Tradition for Head of Violence Interruption Program
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She remembers the frantic knocks at the door and the family friend who waited almost hysterical on the other side.
Elevating Youth Voices and Storytelling Is Crucial in Our Fight for Change
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If people lack a sense of connection to a social issue, it is unlikely they will aid in the fight for change. For this reason, when it comes to vulnerable and underrepresented communities, the need for authentic storytelling and a platform to share their stories is heightened. It is an essential and yet, oftentimes overlooked, step in the process of reform and social change.
Job Title: Social Worker – On Track 4 Success
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United Way of Central Maryland (UWCM) has expanded its work in the area of education through the implementation of On Track 4 Success (OT4S), a collaborative approach among educators, administrators, and community partners, committed to using data effectively to keep students on the pathway to high school graduation.
Clear OJJDP Guidance Needed By States in Order to Implement JJDPA Updates
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Two months ago today, on Dec. 21, 2018, the Juvenile Justice Reform Act was signed into law. The bill served as the first update to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) in 16 years — a period long enough for millions of young people to age into and out of a dated juvenile justice system that had seen no major federal changes since 2002.
Juvenile Probation Officers Should Not Be Fixers, But Levers to Resources for Youth
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Like most, when I became a juvenile probation officer I entered the field envisioning myself as a counselor or a mentor. But my day-to-day duties were centered around surveillance, compliance monitoring and paperwork, and the composition of my caseload further complicated matters.