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June 26, 2008 - Publication
Changing Course: A Review of the First Two Years of Drug Transfer Reform in Illinois
Prepared for the Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative by Elizabeth Kooy. The preparation of this document was supported by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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June 26, 2008 - From the field
Keeping Youth Out of Adult Courts Better for Children, Safer for Communities, According to Study
The 2005 repeal of a state law that once forced children accused of drug offenses into adult criminal courts has not compromised public safety and, instead, has provided hundreds of Illinois youth a greater opportunity to ... Read More
June 2, 2008 - From the field
17 Innovative Projects Share $2 Million in Inaugural Digital Media & Learning Competition
Selected from a pool of more than 1000 applications, the MacArthur Foundation and HASTAC announced awards of up to $238,000 for 17 projects that are expected to produce promising innovations in the use of digital ... Read More
April 4, 2008 - Press release
New MacArthur Action Network to Address Legal Representation for Indigent Juveniles
MacArthur Foundation announced the creation of a new national action network. Read More
March 17, 2008 - Press release
New International Journal of Learning and Media to be Published by Monterey Institute of Technology & MIT Press
The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) has received a $2 million grant from MacArthur to support the development and publication of a new quarterly journal. Read More
March 11, 2008 - Publication
Report Documents Dangers to Youth in Adult Jails
It is extremely difficult to keep youth safe in adult jails, according to a new report by the Campaign for Youth Justice. It found that 21% of all substantiated victims of inmate-on-inmate sexual violence were under ... Read More
March 6, 2008 - Speech
"Rights and Responsibilities Online: A Paradox for Our Times," Remarks by Jonathan F. Fanton at the Institute of Museum and Library Services Webwise Conference
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton discusses how to keep institutions—schools, museums, libraries—central to the task of providing information people need. Read More
February 29, 2008 - From the field
Research Network Influences ABA Policy on Juveniles
Informed by MacArthur-supported research, the American Bar Association (ABA) has adopted a policy calling for less punitive sentencing of juvenile offenders, including life without parole Read More
February 27, 2008 - Press release
MacArthur Grant to Bolster Public Interest, Advocacy in Digital Copyright
The American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) announces that its major digital copyright programs and initiatives to strengthen the public access to information, especially in libraries, will be supported by a generous ... Read More
February 21, 2008 - Press release
17 Innovative Projects to Share $2 Million in Inaugural Digital Media and Learning Competition
A mixed reality game allows high school students in Los Angeles and Cairo to learn about the real-time impact of air pollution in their neighborhoods. Read More
December 12, 2007 - Press release
Pathbreaking Series on Digital Media and Learning Released
The MIT Press today announced the publication of a new series on digital media and learning supported by MacArthur. Read More
December 12, 2007 - Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the Announcement of MacArthur Series on Digital Media and Learning
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton reviews new research on digital media and learning. Read More
December 11, 2007 - Press release
Public Willing to Pay More for Rehabilitation of Juvenile Offenders
Polling data released today by the Center for Children’s Law and Policy (CCLP) show that more than 70 percent of the general public agree that incarcerating youthful offenders without rehabilitation is the same as giving ... Read More
December 11, 2007 - Publication
Report: Public Attitudes and Policy Preference for Juvenile Justice Systems Reform
A poll commissioned by the Center for Children's Law and Policy as part of MacArthur's Models for Change juvenile justice reform initiative, reveals strong support for juvenile justice reforms that focus on rehabilitating youthful ... Read More
December 11, 2007 - Publication
Report: Rehabilitation Versus Incarceration of Juvenile Offenders: Public Preferences in Four States
A new survey carried out by Alexa Piquero and Laurence Steinberg, both of whom served on MacArthur’s Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice, shows that taxpayers are more willing to pay for rehabilitative ... Read More