“Youth Justice by the Numbers” Report
The Sentencing Project has released a new report, titled “Youth Justice by the Numbers.” Read the report here.
From Shackles to Scholarship
From Shackles to Scholarship: A Vision for a 21st Century Bordentown School, we urge New Jersey to close its three youth prisons, reinvest in community-based programs, and establish a 21st Century version of the illustrious Bordentown School.
Incarceration & Crime: A Weak Relationship
The Sentencing Project released a new research brief, “Incarceration & Crime: A Weak Relationship,” highlighting how 46 U.S. states have reduced both incarceration and crime levels in the past decade. View the report here.
Juvenile Court Statistics 2021 Report
The National Center for Juvenile Justice has released “Juvenile Court Statistics 2021.” This report describes delinquency and petitioned status offense cases handled in U.S. courts with jurisdiction over juvenile populations between 2005 and 2021. Access the report here.
When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide, Fifth Edition
The guide can be found here, with HTML and PDF downloads available.
“Left to Die in Prison: Emerging Adults 25 and Younger Sentenced to Life without Parole”
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
How Youth Incarceration Undermines Public Safety: Reviewing The Evidence
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.
Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence
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
NJ’s AG Announces New Programs Aimed to Improve Police Interactions With Juveniles
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
Watchmen – Community Talks Library
Click to find all of NJPC’s Watchmen Community Talks