3 California Reforms Support Youth Record Sealing, Re-entry
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In 2015, California came three steps closer to realizing the founding concepts of the juvenile justice system and securing successful re-entry for justice-involved youth.
Why Gang Life Is Not What It Is Cracked Up To Be
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When I first joined my gang, I was 12. I believed that I wanted to be from my gang. Most of my family I grew up with was from the hood; it seems that I was destined to be too.
Law Enforcement Forced Into Role Confusion in Schools
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“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.”
The captain, a prison warden, uttered these words in the movie classic “Cool Hand Luke” after beating Luke with a whip for his stubborn disobedience.
These words describe the underlying cause of the South Carolina classroom altercation resulting in the firing of a deputy.
Our Justice System Stuck in the Past, As in Scottsboro Boys’ Case
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In the 1930s, nine black boys were arrested for a fight on a train in rural Alabama. The assault charges turned into rape when it turned out that two of the hobos were white women who were also riding the rails.
Government Should Not Expel, Charge Students for Tasteless Speech
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We’re used to school shootings sparking Second Amendment debates, but recently a number of school administrators concerned about weapons have cracked down on another constitutional provision — the First Amendment — with troubling results.
Schools Need Restorative Justice to Keep Kids Safe, Out of Trouble
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Our society has become one of exclusion. When people mess up we remove them from their communities in a type of exile. We have done this for more than 40 years with prisons. Everyone from low-level offenders to the most violent criminals have been locked up in amazing numbers for breaking societal rules.
Will Restorative Justice Work in South Bronx Schools?
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I did not see my role, as I now do, as that of a guide to my students, there to see through their anger and rebellious attitudes, to learn about their lives and help them navigate their many difficulties. I failed to see that the classroom could be a place of coaching and learning from our mistakes, rather than a place of strict rules and external assessments.
Temper Risk and Needs Assessments With Positive Youth Development
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Juvenile justice systems have an unprecedented opportunity to utilize advances in knowledge about adolescent development and protecting public safety. The evolution of positive youth development (PYD) approaches and the heightened investment in risk and needs assessments are a prime example.
Creating a More Equitable and Effective Juvenile Justice System
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We know that young offenders are different from adults and that incarcerating them perpetuates cycles of trauma and inequality that do us all more harm than good.
Cops in Schools Need Special Training About Children and Trauma
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School Resource Officers need to learn de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention and how to use their most effective tool — talking.