Juvenile Justice

The Sentencing Project released a report that finds a large portion of people sentenced to die in prison were emerging adults 25 and younger when sentenced to life without parole (LWOP), despite irrefutable evidence that their younger age contributes to … Continued

by The Annie E. Casey Foundation: https://www.aecf.org/blog/reviewing-the-evidence-how-youth-incarceration-undermines-public-safety Explains the issues with incarceration and the ways it affects a youth in their daily lives. Also discusses ways to reduce the incarnation of youths. Read the article HERE.

By Richard Mendel: The article argues that incarceration is ineffective in reducing crime and ineffective in reforming juveniles. List the reasons why incarceration does more harm to juveniles than reform as well as ways to tackle this issue. Read the … Continued

By metrostaff : The New Jersey Attorney General announced new strategies and programs to help interactions with juveniles and any youth that are likely to commit crime. This provides conversations on mental health, alternative ways to arrest a youth, role-playing … Continued

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The Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) released a new guide on authentic youth engagement through relationships with youth members. Youth Partnership: A Call to Action for State Advisory Groups highlights ways that State Advisory Groups can form new partnerships with youth, further … Continued

The Sentencing Project is pleased to share our new report, “Diversion: A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice,” available here: https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/diversion-a-hidden-key-to-combating-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-juvenile-justice/ And please take a look at the early media coverage on the study from … Continued

Annually, over 53,000 youth are prosecuted and sentenced as adults in the United States, a practice that research has shown is tremendously harmful to young people and that undermines public safety. New Jersey law mandates that youth waived to the … Continued