Mayor Menino acts now for safer summer Crime prevention, putting youths to work are top priorities By Andrew Ryan | GLOBE STAFF MAY 16, 2012 Mayor Thomas M. Menino is expected to outline a preemptive push to stanch summertime violence Wednesday, seeking to stop crime now with the hope of preventing retaliation in July and … Continue reading
Does race matter in the juvenile justice system? May 4, 2012 by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas When a child is referred to a Connecticut court, the state’s juvenile justice system is largely colorblind. New state data from 2011 show that whether a youth is black, white or Latino, he has about a 50 percent chance of … Continue reading
read the original Transfers to adult court don’t explain drop in youth crime Jeffrey Butts, Guest Columnist April 20, 2012 The state of Florida transfers far more juvenile offenders to the criminal (adult) court system than any other state in the nation. In this sense at least, Florida can rightly claim to be No. 1. Florida’s … Continue reading
Rudolf, John (2012). “Stockton’s Poor Mired In Violence After Police Cuts, Recession.” The Huffington Post, March 19, 2012. STOCKTON, Calif. –- Last year, Pablo Cano put to rest 12 murder victims, the most he’s handled in four decades as an undertaker in this troubled city. Many of the dead were still in their teens. No homicides … Continue reading
Preventing Youth Violence Tuesday, 14 Feb 2012 Memphis, Tn – Memphis is part of a National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention. The news is very promising for Memphis and the nation. According to figures from the FBI, the number of reported violent crimes nationwide fell 6.4% for the first 6 months of 2011 compared with … Continue reading
