Youth

Youth Justice: Issues of Transition from Young to Adulthood

The criminal justice system impacted the lives of many young people. The confinement rate of children in adult prisons had risen to above 200% since the mid-90s. Interestingly, the majority of an incarcerated individual includes youth of color. Battles at the local level are fought since many children are still entering the adult criminal justice …

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Discriminatory Treatment of Black Students

Racial Gap in Suspensions Black students from kindergarten to high school are about 3.8 times more likely to experience exclusionary discipline comparable to the white compeers. Students of color get disparately treated, punished, and suspended. The percentage of suspension varies by ethnic background and gender. Among all the K-12 students, 18 percent of Black boys, …

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The Complications of Violence Against Youth

“When custody meets care, custody always wins.” ~ David Rothman Youth Violence The high risks associated with harm affecting child life include violence, drug abuse, mishandling, maltreatment, and aggressive attitude. All this badly impacts the safety and wellbeing of children. It is highly needed to know the requirements, vulnerabilities, and threats to take the initial …

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Role of Educational Institutions in Students’ Lives

What we hope and have seen is that children will form a love of books and a love of ideas in books. We want to empower children to understand that they are valuable …and not proscribed by their circumstances. ~ Jeanne Middleton-Hairston The foul response to the schools’ multiple disciplinary problems is associated with the …

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Vulnerable Youth, Not Offenders

Youth violence is an intense form of aggression that includes physical harm, injury, or even death. Some common examples of youth violence include homicides and gang violence. Fairly viewed, pretrial detention of a juvenile gives rise to injuries comparable to those associated with the imprisonment of an adult. ~ Justice Thurgood Marshall  Unfair treatment is …

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