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A Struggle for the Nation’s Moral Center
Sharletta Evans of Denver says it was her faith that motivated her to forgive the teens who killed her three-year-old son, Casson, during a drive-by shooting. When she did, Evans says, she could feel...
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The Crucial Role of Prosecutors in Juvenile Justice
Having spent my entire professional career involved in the criminal and juvenile justice systems, I have had the opportunity to see tremendous changes in the fields. I began working as an assistant...
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Reform Matters: A Reply to Jeffrey Butts
In a column posted on JJIE on March 7 and a data brief posted a few days earlier, Jeffrey Butts has provided an important caution to the juvenile justice reform community. Thrilled as we may be with...
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Opinion: Stop-And-Frisk, It’s Time For a Change
One afternoon, I was standing at a bus stop and I noticed an NYPD car driving slowly. As the officer approached, he slowed down. Bravely, he stared down each individual on the bus line. I caught his...
View ArticleVisualized: Who Says Yes to Marijuana Legalization?
This story was produced by The Chicago Bureau A lot of political, medical and legal chatter is firing around the tricky issue of decriminalizing the possession of marijuana, regulating its sale or...
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A Partnership for Sensible Juvenile Justice Reform in California
Brian Goldstein California thrives because of a rich diversity of cultures and people. The state’s 58 counties are the fabric of this greater socioeconomic patchwork. Given this diversity, each county...
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Promoting LGBT Adolescents’ Health and Well-Being
Health care providers and other professionals have many opportunities to support and encourage the healthy development of LGBT youth, who may be at greater risk for bullying and victimization,...
View ArticleThe Power of Poetry in Education
For me the keepers of convicts shoulder their combines and keep watch, It is I let out in the morning and barr’d at night. Not a youngster is taken for larceny but I go up too, and am tried and...
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First Lady Rallies for Solutions to Crime During Chicago Visit
This story was produced by The Chicago Bureau Photo Courtesy of the US Government (UPDATE: Thursday marked a new development in the effort to provide the United States with comprehensive gun control...
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Can More Armed Guards Keep Our Schools Safe?
This story is from the The Crime Report Arkdog / FlikrPolice Officer and Cortland City School Resource Officer, Rob Reyngoudt. Cortland, New York. The debate over placing more armed guards in schools...
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