
CLE Webinar: Ending the School to Prison Pipeline
January 18th from 2pm to 4pm:
A juvenile record is a gateway to mass incarceration. How do we stop the school-to-prison pipeline? An average of $33,000 is spent on an incarcerated individual. Imagine if we could reinvest those dollars…

The Kansas City Star: “Throwaway Kids: We are Sending More Foster Kids to Prison Than College”
Read More @ The Kansas City Star - https://www.kansascity.com/news/special-reports/article238206754.html

Report: Florida’s Education and Juvenile Justice Systems Are Failing Black Girls
The Children's Campaign - Report: Florida’s Education and Juvenile Justice Systems Are Failing Black Girls
New research by the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center, Sounding the Alarm: Criminalization of Black Girls in Florida, finds…

Decline of Juvenile Arrests In Florida During Pandemic
Reviewer: Katie Siciliano, PD9 Legal Intern
Articles to be reviewed:
Orlando Sentinel - "Florida's juvenile arrests drop to 45-year low"
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-2020-juvenile-arrests-florida-drop-20201123-sdsv36nwzzhg3d2eyvyfxjxfsu-story.html
WFTS…

Can Children and Adolescents Really Suffer from a Mental Illness?
By Sophia F. Dziegielewski, Ph.D., LCSW
It surprised many when Paula Caplan, a clinical and research psychologist wrote in The Washington Post that about half of all Americans can expect to get a psychiatric diagnosis in their lifetime…

Effective Reentry Practices
Access the PowerPoint here.
Photo by James Baldwin on Unsplash.

LGBTQI Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings: Closing the Gap Between Recommended Practice and Reality
Last month, the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) hosted a webinar on working with LGBTQI youths in juvenile justice settings and closing the gap between recommended practice and reality including a discussion of and development…

Review: Implicit Bias in the Early Education Setting
Reviewer: Sarah Krantz, Esq.
Article to be Reviewed: Walter S Gilliam, Angela N. Maupin, Chin R. Reyes, Maria Accavitti, and Frederick Shic, “Do Early Educators’ Implicit Biases Regarding Sex and Race Relate to Behavior Expectations…

Review: Law Enforcement’s Leadership Role in Juvenile Justice Reform
Reviewer: Sarah Krantz, Esq.
Article to be Reviewed: Bahney, Anna; Daugirda, Ryan; Firman, John; and Rhudy, Aviva. Law Enforcement’s Leadership Role in Juvenile Justice Reform Actionable Recommendations for Practice and Policy, IACP National…

Review: The Effects of Youth Diversion Programs on Recidivism
Reviewer: Sarah Krantz, Esq.
Article to be Reviewed: Robert D. Hodge and Holly A. Wilson, The Effect of Youth Diversion Programs on Recidivism: A Meta-Analytic Review, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol.40, No.5, 497-518 (May 2013). http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0093854812451089.
Summary
Diversionary…

Review: Rethinking How We Police Youth
Reviewer: Sarah Krantz, Esq.
Article to be Reviewed: Lisa H. Thurau, Rethinking How We Police Youth: Incorporating Knowledge of Adolescence into Policing Teens, Children’s Legal Rights Journal Vol. 29 No. 3 (Feb 2009) https://www.nlgnpap.org/sites/default/files/RethinkingPolicingYouthLT.pdf.
Summary
Law…

Review: What Doesn’t Work in Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency
Reviewer: Sarah Krantz, Esq.
Article to be Reviewed: Howell, James C. "What Doesn’t Work in Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency." Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework, 130-147 (2003) http://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/3323_Howell_Capter7FINAL.pdf.
Summary
D.A.R.E.…