We Must Decide to End Gun Violence in This Generation
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We have so much work to do. So many lives to be saved. How is it that in the United States of America in 2019 a common thought — as one leaves their home to shop or...
Youth At Risk Need Internships, Alternative Solutions
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Youth in society today are faced with many challenges: poverty, substance abuse, lack of parental guidance, lack of education and so much more. These...
Who Knows Why California Crime By Youth Is Plummeting?
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The good news: California’s arrests of youths plunged another 17% in 2018 to the lowest levels ever recorded. The bad news: An arrested youth’s odds of being formally sentenced by a juvenile or adult court (rather than receiving informal sanctions) and of being incarcerated are rising rapidly. What underlies these trends?
How White Service Providers Can ‘Do the Work’ With People of Color
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I am neither a man nor a person of color, but this past year I’ve worked in a program for men of color. I was a case manager with Make It Happen, a Brooklyn-based therapeutic services program for young men of color who have been impacted by violence.
When Should You Stop Chasing Forgiveness — and Parole?
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As I sat on my bunk — trying to understand why I was denied parole yet again — something in my mind was telling me that the parole board was never going to...
California, NY’s Amazing Low-crime Trends Need to Be Studied
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Leaders across the United States agonize over recent mass shootings as Americans fear more to come. Perhaps we can learn from youth in two mega-cities...
California Parole Hearings Weighted Against People of Color, Those Without Private Attorneys
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California is often viewed as having taken some of the most progressive steps toward reforming parole for people sentenced to life in prison as juveniles. But do those steps go far enough?
We Must Understand Promise of Adolescent Development to Serve Youth
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Nearly 25% of our population are teens and young adults in the most important developmental sprint of their lives. But rather than helping young people realize their great potential to become successful adults who contribute to our country’s future, too often we’re unwittingly cutting their progress off just before the finish line.
My Brother’s Killing Messed Me Up
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March 7, 2012 my oldest brother was killed. He was killed by the NOPD (New Orleans Police Department). Coming home from school March 7, 2012, my oldest brother and his friend was sitting outside. They were just chilling and talking. Once he saw my siblings and I get off the school bus, he told us not to come outside until we finished our homework.
Probation Must Be Reformed Nationwide By Focusing on Incentives
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Six months ago, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced policies to reduce the number of children sent to juvenile placement. One focus was reforming probation, even though it is often thought of as an alternative to placement.