As legislators begin to gather in Annapolis, we encourage them to finally commit to meaningful juvenile justice reform as it relates to removing the automatic waiver of juveniles into the adult ...

WASHINGTON — Legal responses to juvenile offending should be grounded in scientific knowledge about adolescent development and tailored to an individual offender's needs and social environment, says a ...

How Judicial Leadership, School Justice Partnerships, and National Policy Advocacy Reshaped Outcomes for Youth and Com ...

Juvenile crime in California is rising – and rising by a lot. Last year, the number of juveniles arrested for all types of offenses reached 32,874, which was a staggering increase of 70 percent from ...

But the court also advocated for non-budgetary changes, including a cultural shift in how the county approaches youth justice – emphasizing prevention over punishment and rejecting harmful stereotypes ...

ROB AND JULIE. OKAY. THANK YOU. BILL. NEBRASKA STATE LEADERS AND LAWMAKERS CELEBRATE THE PASSAGE OF SB 530. IT’S AN EXPANSIVE PUBLIC SAFETY BILL THAT MAKES REFORMS TO JUVENILE JUSTICE. NOW, FOR MOST ...

A recent letter to the editor urged Oregon legislators to make it even easier for people to erase or “expunge” their juvenile criminal records, (“Readers respond: Expungement can lead to real justice ...

As Illinois pushes to reform its juvenile justice system, one lawmaker says lessons learned from across the Atlantic could help change the state’s approach to young people in conflict with the law. A ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — With less than 24 hours remaining in New Mexico’s legislative session, a key juvenile justice reform bill championed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and law enforcement ...

Kansas lawmakers are considering a 'two strikes' law for juveniles, HB 2329, which critics say would undo successful reforms.