Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

12/13/2023

Lockdown drills aimed at preparing students to protect themselves from school shooters do more to stir kids’ anxiety than their sense of protection.

Lockdown drills aimed at preparing students to protect themselves from school shooters do more to stir kids’ anxiety than their sense of protection, argues Dr. Annie Andrews, a South Carolina mother, pediatrician and firearm injury researcher. “Our children do not benefit from participating in t...

11/01/2023

Juvenile justice systems across the country are experiencing an unprecedented staffing crisis, which jeopardizes the safety and well-being of employees in the system and the youth in their care, juvenile justice administrators and researchers say.

Juvenile justice systems across the country are experiencing an unprecedented staffing crisis, which jeopardizes the safety and well-being of employees in the system and the youth in their care. We recently conducted a survey of juvenile justice agencies on their staff hiring and retention challenge...

10/25/2023

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09/27/2023

[Ad] Maryland Department of Juvenile Services is hiring a School Psychologist! This position plays a crucial role in providing psychological care to support students facing challenges. You will make a profound impact on the lives of youth. Apply today!

We are hiring for SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST.

09/20/2023

[Ad] Maryland Department of Juvenile Services is hiring a Guidance Counselor! This position plays a pivotal role in transforming the lives of youth by providing them with the guidance, support and education they need to unlock their full potential. Apply today!

We are hiring for Teacher - Guidance Counselor (*Repost*).

08/22/2023

In my second week at Crenshaw High School in South Los Angeles, as I passed two school police officers in the hallway, one of them said to me, ‘We know who you are. We know who you’re going to be.’

Read the individual stories of Xochtil Larios, youth justice coordinator, Jacob Jackson, a community organizer, and Israel Villa, mentor to many juvenile justice-involved youth, about how personal experiences in the juvenile justice system shape their individuals' advocacy of justice reform.

08/22/2023

"What I can tell you is that there’s a lot of room for improvement. Raising kids, in any circumstance, requires us to be and bring our best selves" says OYCR head Katherine Lucero. https://ow.ly/g1Zy50PBGRc

After transferring juvenile detention and rehabilitation from the state’s hands to that of California’s counties, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Katherine Lucero, a former San Jose judge, as the first director of the new Office of Youth and Community Restoration in 2021.

08/18/2023

"We try to get them on that bus to redemption, rather than on that bus to incarceration," says Gary Ivory, the first Black CEO of national social services/juvenile justice organization Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.

Now at the helm of the youth service organization, Ivory hopes to continue to expand YAP’s violence interruption efforts and its work preventing youth from reoffending, while continuing to advocate for policies that would allow for widespread systemic change.

08/15/2023

Washington state’s policies to prevent youth homelessness are considered among the best in the US. But even in Washington, there's room for improvement, especially for youth who have been through the juvenile justice system and other state systems.

Delays and slow spending stalled some programs in their first year.

07/12/2023

A promised "youth bill of rights" is absent from federal legislation introduced this spring.