OP-ED: Why Don’t Youth Curfews Work?
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Research consistently “fails to support the argument that curfews reduce crime or criminal victimization."
Top Researchers Say More Must Be Done to Address Child Sex Trafficking in United States
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Despite federal law recognizing child prostitutes as sex trafficking victims, many states are still treating commercially sexually exploited young people as criminals.
In Wake of Missouri Special Session, Activists Weigh in on Placing Juveniles on Sex Offender Registries
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Attempts by Missouri legislators to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill that would have removed hundreds of individuals from state sex offender registries faltered earlier this month.
Massachusetts Increases Juvenile Court Jurisdiction to Include 17-Year-Olds
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Massachusetts now includes 17-year-olds in its juvenile justice system. Only 10 states remain which place 17-year-olds under adult court jurisdiction.
Getting Adults on Board for Alternatives to Locking Up Kids
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The idea of hauling young offenders into court — and hoping lockup will change them — no longer appeals to a host of experts who work in the juvenile criminal justice system.
Bill would return nonviolent 17-year-olds to juvenile justice system
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A proposal to return first-time, nonviolent 17-year-old offenders in Wisconsin to the juvenile justice system has broader bipartisan support than in the past but faces opposition from the state’s top law enforcement officer. Wisconsin is one of 11 states that try 17-year-olds as adults. The others include Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Texas. North Carolina and New York try 16-year-olds as adults.
Illinois DJJ Awaiting Expert Report on Mental Health
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Is the Illinois DJJ providing adequate & required mental health and education services? Some are saying no.
California Offers Lessons in Expanding Foster Care
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California's Assembly Bill 12, signed in 2010, would extend foster care up to age 21.
‘Smart on Crime’ Calls for Leniency for Youth Offenders
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In a bid to decongest the nation’s overpopulated prisons, the Obama administration has proposed leniency for certain drug cases.
Lawmakers Study Neurology Along With New Juvenile Justice Policy Ideas
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Leaders and experts explore using brain science to craft new juvenile justice policies at a forum at the National Conference of State Legislatures.