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Prevention and Rehabilitation
There may be as many theories about prevention and rehabilitation as there are teens currently in the juvenile justice system. Curfews, get-tough policies, community justice, specialized teen courts and detention alternatives are just a few of the remedies communities are experimenting with to divert teens before it's too late.
Latest in prevention and rehabilitation
No Place for Kids: The case for reducing juvenile incarceration
The report finds that youth prisons do little to rehabilitate juvenile offenders and highlights successful juvenile justice reform efforts across the country.
Education Under Arrest: The case against police in schools
Students are more likely to get arrested by police and funneled into the juvenile justice system when there is a law enforcement presence on their school campus, according to the report.
Shutting Down The Massachusetts Training Schools
An event brings together prominent advocates and experts engaged in a national movement for the de-institutionalization of youth.
A Spatial Analysis of Risks and Resources for Reentry Youth
The study finds that juvenile offenders are often released to neighborhoods with a culture of violence.
PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION RESOURCES
A comprehensive collection of data and reports that focus on Prevention and Rehabilitation, along with an extensive list of experts in the field.
Campus Attacks: Targeted Violence Affecting Institutions of Higher Education
The study finds that targeted college campus violence is up sharply over the last two decades.
Just the Facts: A Snapshot of Incarcerated Hispanic Youth
The fact sheet examines the overrepresentation of Latino youth within the juvenile justice system.
What Works for Older Youth During the Transition to Adulthood
The fact sheet examines the effectiveness of specific programs aimed at promoting positive development and self-sufficiency for older youth.
The Nation’s Children 2010
A compilation of the latest statistics on the health and welfare of U.S. children, including individual fact sheets on each state.
Persistent Fear and Anxiety Can Affect Young Children’s Learning and Development
The report summarizes the effects of and misconceptions about fear-eliciting experiences that occur early in life.
Facing Our Future: Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement
The report analyzes the consequences of parental arrest, detention and deportation on children.
"Childhood Maltreatment and Migraine"
The study finds that abuse in childhood is strongly linked to migraines and other pain disorders in adulthood.
"Shortchanging Survivors: The Family Violence Option for TANF Benefits"
The report finds that the vast majority of domestic violence survivors do not have access to potentially life-saving aid included in TANF.
“Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts"
The report explores the multiple ways in which LGBT youth experience bias within the juvenile justice system.
"The State of City Leadership for Children and Families"
The report highlights the broad range of emerging trends in local policy efforts to promote child and family well-being.
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