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
Butts, Jeffrey (January 6, 2012). Reclaiming Futures Blog, News & Information. Portland, OR: Reclaiming Futures, Portland State University. When casual readers of the news media search for stories about juvenile crime and justice today, they find a lot of good news. Other than the perennial media coverage of individual crimes and victimization, an online search about juvenile … Continue reading
(WASHINGTON) — The FBI said Monday there were fewer violent crimes committed in the first half of this year despite high unemployment and a lackluster economy. Police departments across the country reported an overall drop of nearly 6.5 percent in violent crime. That includes murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Better policing and an aging … Continue reading
Youth Courts and the Value of a Jury of Their Peers Research shows that young people who participate in youth court or teen court programs may have lower rates of recidivism. Adults involved in the programs attribute much of their success to the influence of positive peer pressure and the value of giving young people … Continue reading
Reclaiming Futures (2011). YouTube Channel of the National Program Office. Portland, OR: Reclaiming Futures, Portland State University. As juvenile justice agencies explore the concepts of positive youth development, the National Program Office of Reclaiming Futures asked for a quick, verbal explanation of these ideas.
