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Judge Irene Sullivan On Learning a Lesson in Restorative Justice From Teenagers
In mid-May I traveled from my home in Florida to Evanston Township High School, just north of Chicago, to meet with students, school social workers and law enforcement officials. My intention was to...
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Summer Symposium on Mentoring Research at PSU: "Ted Talks" Format for...
[Interested in what researchers have to say about mentoring young people who have had contact with the juvenile justice and foster care systems? The Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research at...
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Karen Pittman: Kids Need Caring Adults (Video)
Karen Pittman (left), President and CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment, has a saying about working with teens that's worth repeating: "Problem-free is not fully prepared."How does that apply to...
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Recommendations from High School Teens Shape Community Justice Center in...
On June 9th, I got to watch as the members of the Center for Court Innovation’s Youth Justice Board– all high school students -- presented their final report, titled Looking Forward: Youth Perspectives...
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House of Representatives Proposes Deep Cuts for Juvenile Justice, and More:...
Webinar on Disproportionate Minority Contact The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s National Training and Technical Assistance Center will host the webinar, “Disproportionate...
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Webinar: Reclaiming Gang-Involved Youth
When this presentation was given at the Reclaiming Futures Leadership Institute in May 2011, it received some of the highest praise our workshops have ever gotten. Here's a sample:"One of the absolute...
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School-to-Prison Pipeline: Chicago Youth Calling for a Dollars and Sense Policy
[The following post originally appeared July 14, 2011, on the Connected by 25 blog, published by the Youth Transition Funders Group. It's an unusual example of students advocating against harsh...
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Youth Courts 101: A How-to Video Primer and Manual
Greg Berman, director of the Center for Court Innovation in New York City (seen at right), gives an excellent overview of how youth courts work in this video interview with JJIE.org. The courts are...
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Working with Teens in the Juvenile Justice System on Racism and Oppression...
I know from experience how hard it is to get a group of adults to sit down and talk productively about issues of systemic oppression and racism -- acknowledging these issues, with the goal of...
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The U.K. Riots and How to Help Youth in the Justice System Use Their Powers...
In the wake of the images and footage we've all seen coming out of the U.K. this week, as teens and young adults rioted and looted in London and other cities, it will be hard for the general public to...
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Harlem Youth Court takes on juvenile justice
It’s a familiar courtroom scene: An advocate scribbling on a notepad prepares her closing statement. A judge presides, pounding her gavel to bring the hearing to order. She turns to the offender, a...
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Using art at a juvenile detention facility to teach teens about starting over
I am teaching writing and art in a six-week program at Denney Juvenile Justice Center. The workshop is a part of the National Reclaiming Futures Program. Reclaiming Futures helps young people in...
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This past fall, Washington state's Snohomish County juvenile court system ran a pilot project called Promising Artists in Recovery (PAIR), modeled after Reclaiming Futures. The program connected teens...
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Juvenile Crime Dips in Iowa and More; News Roundup
Juvenile Justice ReformYouth Court: Students Dispense Justice to First-Time Juvenile Offenders (Tulsa World) In the Youth Court program, student volunteers serve as the prosecutors, defense attorneys,...
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One Week Left: Nominate a Young Leader by July 16, 2012
Do you know someone 40 years old (or younger) who is working to improve health and health care for the future? Please nominate that person for a Young Leader Award: Recognizing Leadership for a...
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