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Advocates Dispute Agency Finding on Sex Abuse of Juvenile Inmates

by // 16 May

The United States Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released data from the 2011-2012 National Inmate Survey (NIS)on Thursday, revealing new findings about rates of sexual victimization in the nation’sRead More

Op-Ed: Let’s Commercialize Drug Prevention

We have learned more about brain maturation in the last decade than we’ve ever known — but the science hasn’t been communicated quickly, loudly or effectivelyRead More

Op-Ed: A Judge and Juvenile Commission Head’s Take on Youth Mental Health Services

by // 8 May

The national debate continues over the issues of guns and violence, but attention to the subject of mental health services and funding must not be lost.Read More

New Report Argues Registering Juvenile Sex Offenders Does More Harm Than Good

by // 1 May

A new report released by Human Rights Watch examines the impact of registering juveniles in sexual offender databases. “Raised on the Registry: The Irreparable Harm of Placing ChildrenRead More

The Difficult ‘Break’ From the Streets

by // 28 Apr

So much is made of human trafficking around the globe that the stories of victims – especially children – in the United States and in citiesRead More

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