Blog Dec 30, 2011
Adults with juvenile records
Adolescence is a challenging time for most people. Teenagers undergo significant developmental, physical, psychological, and social changes during a condensed decade of time. We have all done embarrassing things as adolescents; however, we are comforted by our coming of age and the slow regression of those memories. According to a recent study , while 1 in 3 Americans have some contact with the juvenile justice system — most are cited for infractions. Youth who commit crime are in the…
Dec 30, 2011
New Year, New Opportunities for Reform
New Year, New Opportunities for Reform California Progress Report, December 30, 2011
Dec 29, 2011
New Year, New Opportunities for Reform
New Year, New Opportunities for Reform Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, December 29, 2011
Blog Dec 22, 2011
Bold and innovative leadership from Alameda County
Alameda County’s Chief Probation Officer David Muhammad demonstrates innovative and determined leadership through his new approach to serving juvenile justice involved youth. He employs a youth development framework that views youthful offenders not simply as a “bundle of needs and problems”, but rather as individuals with real resiliency and strengths that can be incorporated into their plan for rehabilitation and reentry. In his recent keynote address at the California Wellness…
Dec 22, 2011
Just Released! Fall 2011 Justice Policy Journal
Volume 8 — No. 2 — Fall 2011 Check out the newest issue of the Justice Policy Journal, CJCJ’s Online Academic Journal at http://www.cjcj.org/justice_policy_journal The Fall 2011 issue has 5 articles covering a variety of topics: 1.An Examination of Media Accounts of Child Abductions in the United States by Justine Taylor, Danielle Boisvert, Barbara Sims, Carl Garver 2. Creating the Youthful Offender in Connecticut by Alan S. Bruce and Theresa A. Severance 3.Fear, Views of Human…