Problems in Texas juvenile detention facility highlight difficult issues
October 17, 2007 10:22:58 AM
The New York Times has an article today about the Coke County Juvenile Justice Center in Bronte, Texas. Among some of the issues this center is having are overcrowding and difficulties recruiting and retaining qualified staff, reports of violence and abuse, reports of sexual abuse by officers, and rotating leadership. It's a very interesting read.
Posted by Amy Jacob
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Administrators Retreat, 10/24/07
October 11, 2007 2:08:16 PM
Administrators Retreat
Wednesday, October 24th, 12-3pm
Valentine Residential Community Home, Bordentown
This event will be an opportunity for the Administrators of county detention and secure care juvenile facilities to meet. Discussion will focus on emerging trends and issues faced as well as strategies for strengthening the professional community and leveraging the work of the Champion Teams in meeting future challenges.
Lunch will be served.
Please RSVP to Amy Jacob at jacobas@umdnj.edu or by phone at (732)235-4155.
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Race and Juvenile Justice
October 11, 2007 1:53:08 PM
In light of the Jena Six case, the NJ Star Ledger Editorial Board published a short but interesting post about race and criminal justice. To quote:
According to a national study done by the Youth Law Center, a black youth is six times more likely to be locked up than a white peer, even when charged with similar crimes and when neither had a prior record.
In New Jersey, while minorities account for 34 percent of the state's juvenile population, the state's juvenile detention population is 82 percent minority.
Numbers obviously don't tell the whole story but they ought to cause policymakers to raise questions...
Read the entire post here.
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