CJJ Today

23
Nov
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HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program: An Opportunity for City Leaders and Juvenile Justice to Help End Youth Homelessness

Across the country, local, state, and national initiatives are working to end youth homelessness, and many are recognizing the essential role of law enforcement and juvenile justice agencies in these efforts. 

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10
Aug
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Breaking Down Barriers Between Police and Youth

When out in the field, officers can make common assumptions about “perpetrators” and “victims.” When they do this, they are stereotyping instead of looking in depth at societal issues individuals and communities face. Sometimes law enforcement explain that they are making decisions based on past experiences. However, it is important for law enforcement to understand the social problems and experiences of both “perpetrators” and “victims.”
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21
Jul
0

Justice for Who? The Intersectionality of Girls in the Foster Care and the Juvenile Justice System

When girls are involved in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, they are often forgotten and left out of the economic wealth models. While navigating adolescence, girls are fighting against systemic inequalities, multiple diagnoses, and violence. Society can’t continue to ignore the gender disparities, otherwise a nation of girls will continuously face early death.
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14
Jul
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Let’s All Be a “PLAYER” (Police Legitimacy And Youth Engagement = Results)

I was recently invited to attend the Police and Youth Engagement Roundtable: Supporting the Role of Law Enforcement in Juvenile Justice Reform hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) with support from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ).
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