On Monday April 9, Governor Walker signed Act 270 which permits the disclosure and sharing of more juvenile court information contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Program (CCAP) with many more parties in the juvenile system, including municipal courts, guardian ad litems, prosecutors, and attorneys representing children/youth....

Today the Supreme Court heard arguments that could push our nation further along the road of justice for juveniles. You can get a recap of the arguments and what transpired today through the SCOTUS blog.  The Court has been on that road for several years already, having made two landmark decisions benefiting convicted kids. In 2005 they...

In a short research brief, Jeff Butts of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and one of the nation’s leading researchers on juvenile justice issues, concludes that there is simply no correlation between transferring or prosecuting youth in adult courts and the falling rates of youth crime. Titled Transfer of Juveniles to Criminal...

Representative Fred Kessler has introduced AB703 – a bill to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction to include 17-year-olds who have not previously been adjudicated delinquent. Although our goal continues to be to raise the age to 18 for all youth, this proposal provides that thousands of 17-year-olds who have not been found delinquent...