There has been a series of articles, with the final installment just released, in the Chronicle of Social Change focusing on the notion of building a system that includes positive youth development principles at its core. And Jeffrey Butts has produced a great briefing paper, Strengthening Youth Justice Practices with Developmental...
It is rare that bi-partisan support emerges so strongly for an issue as has developed around the “rightness” of returning jurisdiction for first-time, non-violent 17 year olds to juvenile court. This could not have been more evident than in a presentation in the Capitol on March 31 by Grover Norquist. More famous for his work on with...
The most recent figures available from the Department of Justice continue the amazing trend of declining numbers of Wisconsin juveniles being arrested each year. Between 2009 and 2013 the number of juveniles arrested declined by over 30,000, representing a decrease of 36.3 percent. Arrests declined in all but seven...
It is common practice in Wisconsin and around the country that youth who are in secure custody come into their court hearings in shackles of one kind or another. Almost always this is because that is how adult inmates are transported and attend hearings. Security and safety reasons are most often cited by the agencies responsible for...
Kudos to Senator Grassley for his leadership in pushing reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). This much needed update of the federal act does not solve some of the problems related to increasing funding for federal and state efforts, and a recent push by Senator Grassley to further investigate...
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