News in “Juvenile Justice”
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February 3, 2010 -
From the field
Inside & Out
Chicago Public Radio offers a six-month series of personal stories, investigative reports, interviews, analysis, photo essays and community events about young people and juvenile justice in Illinois. Read More
January 15, 2010 -
From the field
States Rethink “Adult Time for Adult Crime”
This story examines how states are beginning to reconsider policies that treat youth offenders as adults and quotes Temple University professor Laurence Steinberg. Read More
December 23, 2009 -
From the field
Florida Adopts New Procedures for Juveniles
The Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion amending the state’s juvenile procedures, making them consistent with the principles underlying the Foundation’s Models for Change juvenile justice reform initiative. Read More
December 9, 2009 -
Press release
Report Finds No Benefit to Sending Juvenile Offenders to Expensive Institutional Placements
As many states face budget shortfalls, a new report on youth convicted of serious offenses finds that stays in expensive institutional placements produced no measurable results. Read More
December 3, 2009 -
In the Media
A Conversation With Laurence Steinberg, Developmental Psychologist at Temple and Expert on Adolescents
November 25, 2009 -
From the field
Research Network Findings on Juveniles Cited in Supreme Court Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases from Florida that ask whether sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole violates the Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Read More
November 13, 2009 -
From the field
The Young & the Reckless
The Supreme Court should ban life sentences for juvenile offenders, according to Laurence Steinberg, Director of the MacArthur Research Network on Adolescent Development & Juvenile Justice, and network member Elizabeth Scott. Read More
