Archive for November 9th, 2011

Beyond Scared Straight -Juvenile Justice Reform: TN – Children committing sex crimes against children

Via Scoop.itJuvenile Justice

They are children who have committed serious crimes, and their victims are other children. And it’s an epidemic, Juvenile Court officials say. They are talking about child sex offenders, children raping other children.
Via juveniledefendants.blogspot.com

Beyond Scared Straight -Juvenile Justice Reform: Juvenile Justice: Should Teens Who Commit Serious Crimes Be Tried and Sentenced as Children or Adults?

Via Scoop.itJuvenile Justice

A companion web site for the Frontline (PBS) program of the same name which aired on January 30, 2001. Includes facts and statistics, a review of the “adult vs. child” debate, and four case studies (with video clips). A transcript of the program also is available on the Frontline site.
Via juveniledefendants.blogspot.com

Beyond Scared Straight -Juvenile Justice Reform: Kids Who Abuse Drugs Are More Likely to Commit Serious Crimes

Via Scoop.itJuvenile Justice

Most young people who land in juvenile court have been using drugs, which may shed light on why some kids commit moreserious crimes and continue getting into trouble.
Kids involved in criminal activity are much more likely than other juvenile offenders to abuse drugs and alcohol, according to a study commissioned by theOffice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
The Pathways to Desistance study, calledSubstance Use and Delinquent Behavior Among Serious Adolescent Offenders, looked at more than 1,300 young offenders over 7 years.
Via juveniledefendants.blogspot.com

Davontae Sanford Detroit’s Forgotton Child: Davontae’s 19th Birthday

Via Scoop.itJuvenile Justice

Let’s all give a gift to Davontae today. There are many things we can do which would make a nice birthday gift for him. Here are some ideas. – Send a letter to Davontae telling him we haven’t forgotten him and we continue to fight to get the truth out about his case. – Tell a friend about the details of Davontae’s case and get them to join this group. – Send an e-mail to the Governor asking him to review Davontae’s case and consider commuting his sentence due to his evident innocence. – Ask State Attorney General to investigate Davontae’s case. – Send an e-mail of protest to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, demanding her office come clean, stop the cover-up, and admit Davontae’s innocence. – Post a messege of hope and support here to be forwarded by us to Davontae. – Pledge to attend Davontae’s next court hearing to show your support. The best gift we can get for her is to get her son free!
Via freedavontaesanford-irishgreeneyes.blogspot.com

Beyond Scared Straight -Juvenile Justice Reform: Juvenile crime rate at worrying stage

Via Scoop.itJuvenile Justice

The number of criminal cases involving students or juveniles is at worrying stage, Education Director-General
Abdul Ghafar Mahmud said.
He said that based on a report submitted by Bukit Aman, they were involved in various social problems and serious crime.
Via juveniledefendants.blogspot.com

Beyond Scared Straight -Juvenile Justice Reform: Project Identity @ Ethan Allen School, Type 1 Secured Juvenile Corrections Facility, Wales, WI

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Project Identity was designed to reach as many youth as possible – regardless of class, race or societal borders. This week the gates were opened and all borders breached as PI made its way into theEthan Allen School for Boys. In short, it is ‘prison’ for delinquent youth aged 12 years or older to the Department of Corrections (DOC) in a Type 1 secured juvenile correctional facility (JCI). Getting into this facility meant that Professor Barany had to surrender a great deal of his equipment just to get inside. The strict security at EAS easily surpassed the minor hurdles that PI has experienced with airport security throughout the project.
Via juveniledefendants.blogspot.com

Beyond Scared Straight -Juvenile Justice Reform: Handling Serious Juvenile Offenders

Via Scoop.itJuvenile Justice

Although deterring juveniles from entering the juvenile justice system through prevention activities (such as diminishing risk factors and promoting protective factors) is preferable to punishing them, some juveniles will commit crimes, and some of those juveniles will commit serious and violent crimes for which they will be sentenced to out-of-home placement
Via juveniledefendants.blogspot.com

Inmate Eric Harris sues Florida prison for using soy instead of meat in meals

Via Scoop.itJuvenile Justice

Florida convicted pedophile Eric Harris says the prison meals give him painful gastrointestinal cramping and the food constitutes a ‘cruel and unusual punishment.’ (Inmate Eric Harris sues Florida prison for using soy instead of meat in meals – Daily…
Via www.dailymail.co.uk

Youth Detention Center Inmate Dead

Via Scoop.itJuvenile Justice

Augusta, GA — A Youth Detention Center inmate has died after being taken off of life support. That information is coming from the family of 19-year-old Jade Holder.
Via yeoldefalseflag.com

Inmate who stabbed guards cleared

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