Sentences with phrase «of youth incarceration»

The letter acknowledged the inordinate numbers of incarcerated black, Latino and Native American youth, and the economic and social impacts of youth incarceration on society.

Not exact matches

Even after controlling for income, youths in father - absent households still had significantly higher odds of incarceration than those in mother - father families.

Cynthia Harper and Sara S. McLanahan, «Father Absence and Youth Incarceration,» findings presented at the 1998 meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco.

This is a critical step towards protecting 16 - and 17 - year - olds from some of the most devastating effects of adult prosecution and incarceration,» said Laurie Parise, Executive Director of Youth Represent.

In its resolution, the IDC includes language «that the state should assist in ensuring that 16 and 17 year olds receive the treatment and programming they need in order to avoid the repeated cycle of mass incarceration that many of our youth experience today.

«I look forward to our continued partnership to improve our industrial waterfront economy, to create a Harbor Middle School, to continue working alongside organizations like UPROSE to create opportunities for our youth and supporting the Red Hook Community Justice Center to break the cycle of mass incarceration,» she said.

The measure would require most teenagers convicted of many, but not all, violent and other serious felonies to be treated as minors, which can include a youth or family court venue and juvenile incarceration rather than in general prisons, according to the Raise the Age Campaign.

«Disconnected youth are often at a higher risk of dropping out of school, unemployment, incarceration and gang recruitment.

Thirteenth is the secret and cold - blooded mass murder and illegal incarceration of thousands of IPOB youths and members by security forces over the last three years.

We will not allow New York to treat our teenagers like criminals in criminal court or continue the tradition of mass incarceration of our youth and the 8 members of the IDC will not vote for a budget in the absence of Raise the Age.»

If elected, Mr. Giardina pledged to evaluate current law enforcement programs and policies for interdiction and intervention; support 12 - step programs for addiction recovery; double the number of children and teenagers involved in after - school and sports programs sponsored by schools and faith and community - based groups; establish mentorship, apprenticeship, and internship programs that link East Hampton's youth with year - round homeowners and those who visit seasonally; create a volunteer program for those in recovery to be reintegrated into the job market; triple the number of police, firefighters, educators, and medical personnel trained to administer Narcan, and investigate the establishment of an easy - access residential treatment facility available as an alternative or supplement to incarceration.

However, instead of using the same unsuccessful «one size fits all» solutions, the proposal before you calls for the creation of special Youth Parts of the adult courts that would offer appropriate sentences and services for young people, including incarceration,» the sheriffs wrote in the letter.

«Having personal experience with the criminal justice system and now working with at - risk youth to develop consequential thinking skills, this population is extremely vulnerable to the negative influences and trauma of incarceration, resulting in re-offending and potentially prolonged mental and social instability,» explained M.A.D.E Transitional Services Executive Director Toney Earl, Jr..

We will not allow New York to treat our teenagers like criminals in criminal court or continue the tradition of mass incarceration of our youth and the eight members of the IDC will not vote for a budget in the absence of Raise the Age.»

Hundreds of NDC youth in the Sissala East constituency last Monday embarked on a peaceful procession in Tumu to register their displeasure about the incarceration of two executives of the party and to welcome the convicts from their one week jail term.

Albany, NY — Youth advocates are calling for an overhaul of New York State's Juvenile Justice System Capital District Bureau Chief Dave Lucas investigates the call to action to stop the funneling of minority youth down life - paths that often lead to arrest, conviction, incarceration and, in some cases, Youth advocates are calling for an overhaul of New York State's Juvenile Justice System Capital District Bureau Chief Dave Lucas investigates the call to action to stop the funneling of minority youth down life - paths that often lead to arrest, conviction, incarceration and, in some cases, youth down life - paths that often lead to arrest, conviction, incarceration and, in some cases, death

«White delinquent youth more likely to abuse hard drugs than blacks: Findings call for reform addressing disproportionate incarceration of African Americans.»

The organization strongly believes in one - to - one long - term mentoring relationships with the goal of providing positivity and support to youths who want to turn their lives around after being released from incarceration.

Older youth are at risk of constant transition and detainment — numerous caregiver placements, juvenile incarceration, and transitional housing for youth aging out of the foster - care system.

The result: Connecticut, once a national leader in youth incarceration, has seen the number of jailed children drop dramatically.

By harshly penalizing black youth and expanding security and police surveillance within and outside of public schools, school, municipal, state, and federal officials laid the groundwork for mass incarceration.

Jeremy Robins / Echoes of Incarceration provides training in documentary filmmaking and activism for youth with incarcerated parents.

The exhibition addresses the push back that is occurring in communities nationwide around issues such as water access and safety, marginalization of the poor, the murder and incarceration of African American youth, and decay of urban infrastructure.

An untold number of youth transition out of foster care without the resources for higher education and the skills for employment, leaving them susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder and vulnerable to homelessness and incarceration.

She is a board member for a transitional home for men trying to reintegrate into society after incarceration, and a member of the Toronto District School Board black student achievement advisory committee where she drafts policies to reduce drop - out rates among black high school students, as well as coaches soccer at the Burlington youth soccer club.

Youth advocates are urging Illinois adopt a five - year plan to end the incarceration of youth into large faciliYouth advocates are urging Illinois adopt a five - year plan to end the incarceration of youth into large faciliyouth into large facilities.

We join with the Annie E. Casey Foundation in raising awareness of the declining youth incarceration rate in the United States.

Skye Bullen, the Community Data Manager from the Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Project in Bourke told the symposium how the Maranguka project uses a community - based participatory research approach to reduce the high rate of Aboriginal children and young people's offending, reoffending and incarceration in adult prison and youth detention.

Aboriginal Australians make up 3 % of the Australian population and have a life expectancy over 10 years less than that of non-Aboriginal Australians.3 The small amount of evidence available suggests that Australian Aboriginal children and adolescents experience higher levels of mental health - related harm than other young people4, 5 including suicide rates that are several times higher than that of non-Aboriginal Australian youth.4, 6 These high levels of harm are linked to greater exposure to many of the known risk factors for poor mental health and to the pervasive trauma and grief, which continues to be experienced by Aboriginal peoples due to the legacy of colonisation.7, 8 Loss of land and culture has played a major role in the high rates of premature mortality, incarceration and family separations currently experienced by Aboriginal peoples.

Explain to children and youth that their parent's incarceration is not their fault and help explore and challenge any feelings of self - blame or shame

There is a vast wealth of wisdom and knowledge about the solutions to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth incarceration, the best of it coming from Indigenous peoples and organisations.

Both suicide and youth incarceration are the tips of icebergs of larger suffering and issues and the demand for greater changes to be made.

The groups did not differ for youths» behaviour, parental mental health, family functioning and relationships, risk of incarceration, and peer relationships.

While it is clearly critical that abusive individuals and systems in the NT are held to account, there are suggestions it will be a missed opportunity if the Royal Commission does not examine some of the wider issues, including the need to prevent and reduce incarceration of Indigenous youth in the first place.

This photo was taken during a program with local youth who have come out of incarceration, under the Kutjungka Documentation Project.

Possibly due to the greatly increased surveillance of youths in drug court, however, these relative reductions in antisocial behavior did not translate to corresponding decreases in re-arrest or incarceration.

In comparison with youth who received usual juvenile justice services (high rates of incarceration), youths who received MST showed improved family cohesion, improved peer relations, decreased recidivism (43 %), and decreased incarceration (64 %).

CCC Staff participate in collaborative partnerships including Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) San Diego, Opportunity Network, CAST, San Diego Compassion Project, SDPD Southeastern Division Juvenile diversion, SDDA CARE and community youth court, and Community Mentor Certificate Program of Alliant University.

Delia began her career in mentoring at Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City, where she managed a mentoring program for youth impacted by the incarceration of a parent, supported effective relationship - building for mentors and mentees, and provided case management to mentees» families.

In recent years, however, there has been an increase in detentions among this population, signaling a shift away from deinstitutionalization and toward incarceration to address non-criminal youth behaviors, many of which are tied to troubled home environments and unmet mental health, learning, or other needs.

Since 1974, the Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders (DSO) core requirement of federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) has prohibited the incarceration of status offenders and non-delinquent youth involved with the courts.

Also launched with a boost from the Obama administration: A campaign spearheaded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Harvard Kennedy School's Program in Criminal Justice is calling for closure of all the remaining youth prisons in the United States, meaning large - scale, high - security incarceration facilities.

Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 1809 / S.860): This legislation provides protections for juveniles and ensures that public dollars are invested in a continuum of trauma - informed care and alternatives to incarceration and detention as a way to help dismantle the school to prison pipeline, reduce crime, and improve youth outcomes.

Cynthia Harper of the University of Pennsylvania and Sara S. McLanahan of Princeton University cited in «Father Absence and Youth Incarceration.»

While epidemiological data support that Latino youth are at no greater risk for substance use than the general youth population, some data indicate that they might be at greater risk for the co-morbid effects and consequences of substance use (e.g., school failure, incarceration, poor health).

These youth are at high risk for chronic delinquency, drug abuse, and HIV / AIDS and are particularly vulnerable to detrimental social, health, and mental health outcomes including chronic offending, drug dependence, and contracting HIV, as well as for a host of additional problems as they age (e.g., AIDS, physical and mental health problems, incarceration, early death).

Youth who do not find permanent families and age out of foster care are far more likely to experience drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, unemployment, and incarceration.