New Jersey Parents Caucus » Juvenile Justice
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This section of our blog features articles that have to do exclusively with Juvenile Justice.
The New Jersey Parents Caucus (NJPC) is a non-profit organization primarily governed and staffed by parents and caregivers of children with emotional and behavioral challenges.
New Jersey Parents Caucus » Juvenile Justice
1M ago
The National Center for Juvenile Justice has released “Juvenile Court Statistics 2021.” This report describes delinquency and petitioned status offense cases handled in U.S. courts with jurisdiction over juvenile populations between 2005 and 2021. Access the report here ..read more
New Jersey Parents Caucus » Juvenile Justice
2M ago
The guide can be found here, with HTML and PDF downloads available ..read more
New Jersey Parents Caucus » Juvenile Justice
10M ago
The Sentencing Project released a report that finds a large portion of people sentenced to die in prison were emerging adults 25 and younger when sentenced to life without parole (LWOP), despite irrefutable evidence that their younger age contributes to ..read more
New Jersey Parents Caucus » Juvenile Justice
1y ago
The Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) released a new guide on authentic youth engagement through relationships with youth members. Youth Partnership: A Call to Action for State Advisory Groups highlights ways that State Advisory Groups can form new partnerships with youth, further ..read more
New Jersey Parents Caucus » Juvenile Justice
1y ago
The Sentencing Project is pleased to share our new report, “Diversion: A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice,” available here: https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/diversion-a-hidden-key-to-combating-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-juvenile-justice/ And please take a look at the early media coverage on the study from ..read more
New Jersey Parents Caucus » Juvenile Justice
1y ago
New Jersey Parents Caucus » Juvenile Justice
2y ago
New Jersey Parents Caucus » Juvenile Justice
2y ago
Inmates throughout the state of New Jersey are constantly victims of inhumane treatment. John, a member of the NJPC Youth Caucus, recently reached out to tell us about the current conditions in New Jersey prisons. Prisoners have the right to ..read more
New Jersey Parents Caucus » Juvenile Justice
2y ago
Annually, over 53,000 youth are prosecuted and sentenced as adults in the United States, a practice that research has shown is tremendously harmful to young people and that undermines public safety. New Jersey law mandates that youth waived to the ..read more
New Jersey Parents Caucus » Juvenile Justice
2y ago