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Cuts could trigger bigger juvenile justice bills Bay Citizen, December 312011

New Year, New Opportunities for Reform California Progress Report, December 302011

Adolescence is a challenging time for most people. Teenagers undergo significant developmental, physical, psychological, and social changes during a condensed decade of time. We have all done embarrassing things as adolescents; however, we are comforted by our coming of age and the slow regression of those memories. According to a recent study , while 1 in 3 Americans have some contact with the juvenile justice system — most are cited for infractions. Youth who commit crime are in the…

New Year, New Opportunities for Reform Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, December 292011

Volume 8 — No. 2 — Fall 2011 Check out the newest issue of the Justice Policy Journal, CJCJ’s Online Academic Journal at http://​www​.cjcj​.org/​j​u​s​t​i​c​e​_​p​o​l​i​c​y​_​j​o​urnal The Fall 2011 issue has 5 articles covering a variety of topics: 1.An Examination of Media Accounts of Child Abductions in the United States by Justine Taylor, Danielle Boisvert, Barbara Sims, Carl Garver 2. Creating the Youthful Offender in Connecticut by Alan S. Bruce and Theresa A. Severance 3.Fear, Views of Human…

Alameda County’s Chief Probation Officer David Muhammad demonstrates innovative and determined leadership through his new approach to serving juvenile justice involved youth. He employs a youth development framework that views youthful offenders not simply as a bundle of needs and problems”, but rather as individuals with real resiliency and strengths that can be incorporated into their plan for rehabilitation and reentry. In his recent keynote address at the California Wellness…

CJCJ Senior Research Fellow, Mike Males talks about hopeful trends in California’s juvenile crime rates, and gives an optimistic outlook on the future of California’s youth and juvenile justice system. You can read his latest report on the juvenile crime decline here: http://​www​.cjcj​.org/​f​i​l​e​s​/​D​e​i​n​c​a​r​c​e​r​a​t​i​o​n​_​2011.pdf ~ Mike Males, Ph.D. CJCJ Senior Research Fellow

The Closing of the Massachusetts Reform Schools and the Legacy of Jerome Miller Youth Today, December 192011

(ISSN 1530 – 3012) From the editor Latina Exposure to Violence at School Incarcerated Sex Offenders’ Perceptions of Prison Sex Offender Treatment Programs Fear, Views of Human Nature and the Potential Consequences for Capital Juries Creating the Youthful Offender in Connecticut An Examination of Media Accounts of Child Abductions in the United States From the editor By Elizabeth Brown, Ph.D. and Randall G. Shelden, M.A., Ph.D. From the Editors Once again it is time for…

CJCJ’s Senior Research Fellow, Randall Shelden, discusses his recent blog series Is Wall Street a gang?” in this video blog. Read the whole series here: Part I: http://​www​.cjcj​.org/​p​o​s​t​/​p​u​b​l​i​c​/​p​o​l​i​c​y​/​w​a​l​l​/​s​t​r​e​e​t​/​g​a​n​g​/​p​art/i Part II: http://​www​.cjcj​.org/​p​o​s​t​/​p​u​b​l​i​c​/​p​o​l​i​c​y​/​w​a​l​l​/​s​t​r​e​e​t​/​g​a​n​g​/​p​a​rt/ii Part III: http://​www​.cjcj​.org/​p​o​s​t​/​p​u​b​l​i​c​/​p​o​l​i​c​y​/​w​a​l​l​/​s​t​r​e​e​t​/​g​a​n​g​/​p​a​r​t/iii Part IV: http://​www​.cjcj​.org/​p​o​s​t​/​p​u​b​l​i​c​/​p​o​l​i​c​y​/​w​a​l​l​/​s​t​r​e​e​t​/​g​a​n​g​/​p​a​rt/iv To view Randall Shelden’s…

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What to expect from the criminal justice system in 2012 KALW News, December 122011