The U.S. juvenile arrest rate for homicide rate grew 4 percent between 2014 and 2015 but remained 70 percent lower than the 1990s peak.
Washington Times
Despite recent upticks, the crime rate remains at near-record lows with data showing violent crime down 16.5 percent compared with a decade ago.
The Guardian
Murders up 10.8% in biggest percentage increase since 1971, FBI data shows Rising violence in 2015 driven by increase in…
Risk Assessment Trajectories of Youth During Juvenile Justice Residential Placement
Dynamic risk/promotive factors change during youth residential placement. Agencies should assess an array of dynamic risks and promotive factors at intake.
Renting Apartments to Felons: Variations in Real Estate Agent Decisions due to Stigma
Researchers posing as convicted felons called 300 real estate agents asking about apartment rentals.
The Atlantic
As one state wrestles with the effects of trying juvenile defendants in adult courts, others reconsider the practice.
The Atlantic
Kids who are sentenced by college-football-loving judges who are disappointed after unexpected team losses are finding themselves behind bars for longer than kids who are sentenced after wins or predicted losses.
Reuters
Some criminal justice experts caution that limiting early release programs could backfire…
Justice Codes Symposium
Are new technologies able to improve justice or are they merely adding a digital veneer to systemic problems?
WNYC News – New York
by Stephen Nessen, August 11, 2016 East New York, Brooklyn has the highest number of shooting deaths in New York…
The Juvenile Justice Policy Landscape
Janeen Buck Willison, Daniel P. Mears, and Jeffrey A. Butts (2017). The U.S. Juvenile Justice Policy Landscape, In U.S. Criminal Justice…
Critical Diversion
Butts, Jeffrey A. (2016). Critical diversion — Policy essay. Criminology & Public Policy. July 2016. Published online before final release.…
Evaluating the Cure Violence Model in New York City
Discussion at a community roundtable organized by the National Academies of Sciences. Also watch the session following the presentations in which Jeffrey…
Durable Collaborations
The National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention Kathleen Tomberg and Jeffrey A. Butts This project was supported by Grant No.…
Colaboraciones Durables
El Foro Nacional de la Prevención de Violencia Juvenil Kathleen Tomberg and Jeffrey A. Butts Este proyecto fue fundado por…
