Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (https://jjie.org/category/ideas-and-opinions/page/56/)
It is now well-known that youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system have high rates of mental health and substance abuse conditions — rates that far exceed those of the general youth population.
Given all the public attention surrounding reforming the criminal justice system, it is puzzling that the juvenile justice system has been largely ignored in these conversations.
The publisher of the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, the Center for Sustainable Journalism, has had a long and meaningful relationship with our host institution in Georgia, Kennesaw State University.
Media coverage surrounding high-profile cases of campus sexual assault, officer-involved shootings, domestic violence and other incidents in recent months is sparking a national discussion around the experience of victims within our justice system and larger society.
Imagine if your child was formally held accountable for an alleged offense within the juvenile court system.
Those who equate juvenile justice reform with better institutions should consider the California lesson.
At the age of 15 I was sent to Los Padrinos (LP) Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles.
I want to discuss the challenges youth face when exiting a detention facility and propose a more developed way of thinking about this population.
If you are lucky, you come across someone in your career who provides an "unforgettable interruption" — someone who teaches you, someone who guides you, someone who inspires you.
As I grew older, the innocence I had as a child was lost. That was when my neighborhood became heavily infested with drug dealers and violent gang members. Living in the neighborhood became an everyday struggle just to survive.