From the Justice Policy Institute, an NJJN partner comes "The Education of D.C.: How Washington D.C.'s investments in education can help increase public safety." The report delves into the correlation between ensuring the education of D.C. youth and ensuring the safety of the public.
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A new report from the Sentencing Project, The Lives of Juvenile Lifers, investigates the life experiences of individuals serving sentences of life without parole for offenses committed as juveniles. The report, authored by Ashley Nellis, Ph.D., draws on the first-ever national survey of people who committed crimes before the age of 18, some as young as 13. More than 2,500 people are currently serving these sentences in the United States.
Among other findings, the report revealed that the proportion of blacks serving life for killing a white person is much higher than the proportion of whites sentenced to life for killing blacks.
The report comes just weeks before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the cases of two 14-year olds, Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs, which will address questions about the constitutionality of sentencing teens to life without the possibility of parole.
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The National Center for Youth Law and the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (both NJJN partners) joined forces to produce Arkansas Youth Justice: The Architecture of Reform. It celebrates four years of key advances in juvenile justice reform in the state, highlighting progress made and areas that could still benefit from improvement.
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"Collecting DNA from Juveniles," prepared by the Urban Institute, uncovers disturbing issues in state-level practices in place for collecting DNA samples from teens in trouble with the law, and makes recommendations for improvements.
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Mark Your Calendars: March 5-11, 2012 is Juvenile Justice Week of Faith and Healing
The Healing Justice Coalition invites Californians to take part in Juvenile Justice Week of Faith and Healing. During this week, people of all faiths and of all ages will come together to raise awareness of individual, community, and social needs arising from the current juvenile justice system. The goal is to educate, advocate and break the cycle of harm through a restorative justice model. Get involved by downloading the resources below.
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