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Category: Juvenile Justice

Our coverage investigates current juvenile justice policies — many of them controversial — and closely examines the burgeoning debate over proposed new approaches to handling young people at risk.

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Nation’s largest school police force, in L.A., will stop ticketing kids 12 and younger

by Susan Ferriss November 27, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation

Police killing of boy, 13, with pellet gun spotlights foiled attempts to regulate replicas

by Susan Ferriss October 25, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Calif. governor kills major school-discipline reform bill, deferring to ‘local control’

by Susan Ferriss October 18, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Report urges new approach to child prostitution

by Susan Ferriss September 26, 2013January 7, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

In nation’s richest farmland, some workers’ kids get no education at all

by Susan Ferriss September 25, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Getting adults on board for alternatives to locking up kids

by Susan Ferriss September 3, 2013January 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

Black Oakland youth arrested, but not charged, in stunning numbers, report says

by Susan Ferriss August 29, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Parents, advocacy groups push back against independent study at home

by Susan Ferriss August 12, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation

Suit alleges mistreatment of California minors with mental health problems

by Susan Ferriss August 9, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Conference addresses alternatives to racial profiling, harsh school discipline

by Susan Ferriss August 7, 2013January 7, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Child sex trafficking: schools could help stop it

by Susan Ferriss July 30, 2013January 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

Youth: Stand Your Ground laws put us at risk

Avatar photo by Susan Ferriss and Joy Crane July 26, 2013March 14, 2019
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Throwaway kids: disciplined California teens struggle to school themselves

by Susan Ferriss July 15, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Only a few states enact evidence-based care for troubled youth

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Dick Mendel and Juvenile Justice Information Exchange July 3, 2013March 31, 2019
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Treatment for troubled teens

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Ed Finkel, Dick Mendel, James Swift and Juvenile Justice Information Exchange July 2, 2013January 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

Evidence-based treatment works for Georgia’s troubled youth, but dollars aren’t following

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Ed Finkel, Dick Mendel and Juvenile Justice Information Exchange July 2, 2013January 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

Groups seek Justice Department intervention in Dallas-area school discipline

Avatar photo by Joy Crane June 13, 2013March 14, 2019
Posted inEducation

Los Angeles school board cracks down on suspensions for minor infractions

by Susan Ferriss May 16, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

10 years after landmark study, progress and challenges remain for youth mental health treatment

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Dick Mendel and Juvenile Justice Information Exchange May 8, 2013January 7, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

After years of effort, Illinois finds traction in meeting needs of mentally ill youth

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Ed Finkel, Dick Mendel and Juvenile Justice Information Exchange May 1, 2013March 31, 2019
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Report details lives ruined for children put on sex-offender registries

by Susan Ferriss May 1, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation

California lawmakers latest to consider limits for cops in schools

by Susan Ferriss April 30, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Cook County sparks national changes in mental health care for delinquent youth

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Ed Finkel, Dick Mendel and Juvenile Justice Information Exchange April 24, 2013March 31, 2019
Posted inEducation

New therapy proves effective for juvenile sex offenders

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Sarah Boslaugh and Juvenile Justice Information Exchange April 24, 2013March 14, 2019
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

New report highlights disproportionate school discipline for minorities

by Susan Ferriss April 9, 2013January 7, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Criminologists’ critique questions NRA task force school safety strategy

by Susan Ferriss April 4, 2013January 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

Georgia’s troubled effort to reduce juvenile crime

Avatar photo by Jim Walls March 25, 2013March 14, 2019
Posted inEducation

Discriminatory discipline: Feds and Mississippi school district reach agreement on changes

by Susan Ferriss March 22, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Controversy over cops in schools flares anew

by Susan Ferriss March 5, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation, Juvenile Justice

Report reveals dramatic decline in youth incarceration

by Susan Ferriss February 27, 2013January 7, 2022

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