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Recidivism May Be Worse Than We Think
Recidivism: returning to a behavior pattern despite negative reinforcement. It’s a term most often used in cases of criminal activity or substance abuse. It is a chronic problem in the penal systems...
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San Diego’s School Board: A Long and Winding Road to Change
So many of our societal ills can be traced back to failures in the American educational system. Thus it is vitally important that we take an interest in that system and how it’s functioning. In San...
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Get My School Bucks: An Innovative Web Effort Supporting Education
Did you know that you can help a struggling school simply by shopping? Chad and Melinda Reist of San Diego have created a way for you to do just that, on a website called GetMySchoolBucks.com. Back in...
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U.S. Senate Examines Hate Crimes Against the Homeless
The homeless are particularly vulnerable to violence and crime. Exposed on the street without shelter, they make appealing targets for the distorted personalities that prey on others. Recently, attacks...
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Moving Upstream in California
When discussing issues of juvenile justice it is important to realize that what really must be addressed are the root causes of the behavior. Juvenile offenders often experience abuse at home, suffer...
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Losing ground in North Carolina
North Carolina has made great strides over the past several years. The state’s approach to juvenile justice has been a showcase for the effectiveness of shifting the focus away from jails and into...
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Juvenile Justice in Georgia: A Huge Step and Huge Savings
Chain Handcuffs (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “Lock ‘em up and throw away the key!” That has been the campaign rhetoric in Georgia for quite some time now, and many are glad to see it begin to fade. The...
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A Bipartisan Victory in Georgia!
English: Great Seal of the State of Georgia (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “Why are they there? They are there because there are not programs currently in the community that judges can send them to,” -Rep....
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Oklahoma’s Cruel Drug Laws and Outdated Sentencing Guidelines Help Make it...
Oklahoma State Capitol (Photo credit: StevenM_61) At a recent forum, University of Oklahoma sociology professor Susan Sharp charged that her state’s drug laws are “mean,” and that its tough-on-crime...
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South Dakota, Which Used to Lock up Youths at the Highest Rate, is Now...
Map of USA with South Dakota highlighted (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A program in two South Dakota counties to help juvenile offenders stay out of detention is poised to expand statewide. South Dakota’s...
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Michigan Judge, Following 2012 U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Urges State...
Prison doors (Photo credit: rytc) Under an order federal Judge John Corbett O’Meara issued in late November 2013, Michigan must consider paroling 350 prisoners serving life sentences for crimes they...
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In 37 States, 180,000 Female Ex-drug Offenders, Particularly Minority Women,...
English: Logo of the . (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In 12 states, felony drug offenders face lifelong exclusion from most public benefits, even after serving prison time. In 25 other states, women...
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Restorative Justice is a Growing Progressive Alternative to Youth...
Restorative justice is a growing way of dealing with crime that replaces the centuries-old “crimes against the state” notion with an approach that puts the offender in direct contact with the victim,...
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