The Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice just released its 2010 Annual Report that includes a number of recommendations consistent with the goals of reauthorizing JJDPA – and go even further to include that financial incentives should be provided to states to ensure that the age of adult court jurisdiction be set at age 18 in...
In a decision released this week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that a defendant, who provided a 17-year-old girl with Oxycodone, causing her death, was rightfully convicted of first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance and contributing to the delinquency of a child. The defendant argued that it was legally...
Historically, state laws have protected the privacy of children and youth involved in the juvenile justice system. This protection was rooted in the belief that not publicly exposing the youth was a critical factor in the youth’s rehabilitation and distinguished the juvenile court from the harsh and punitive nature of proceedings in...
This week, October 24th – 31st is National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Remember, reducing children’s exposure to lead is one of the most identifiable and most easily remedied risk factors associated with a host of learning and behavior problems later in life. Parents, educators, community groups, and social workers can...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has recently agreed to hear the case of Omer Ninham, a young man (now age 26) who, at age 14, was convicted of homicide in a case in Green Bay. He was sentenced to life without parole. Building on the relatively recent ruling by the US Supreme Court that non-homicide youth must have at least some chance for...
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