Juvenile Crime

Prison Prevention for Kids: A Little Money Well Spent

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living


Ramon Resa, MD

Intervention at the right age can turn a kid away from gangs, crime, and drugs for good whereas doling out stiff penalties only seems to result in more people going to prison.

Los Angeles' Juvenile Justice Fiasco

Jacqueline Caster | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics


Jacqueline Caster

We can go a long way toward helping California's budget crisis simply by reforming Los Angeles County's antiquated juvenile justice system. Californ...

Historically, Eight-Year-Old Killers Have Been Mythical

Rob Warden | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics


Rob Warden

The confession of an eight-year-old boy to the murder of his father and another man last week in St. Johns, Arizona, is shocking. It also may be false.

Former San Quentin Warden Supports Prop. 5: Responsible Plan to Reduce Prison Overcrowding

Jeanne Woodford | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


Jeanne Woodford

Prop. 5 starts with youth. It launches the state's first system offering drug treatment for at-risk youth. Stop addiction early, and we reduce crime.

Does Britain Suffer From a "Stabbing Culture"? Let's Cut Through The Nonsense.

Alan Miller | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics


Alan Miller

Britain is currently consumed with an extremely unhealthy obsession with knife crime. While many of the teens readily confess to 'not really knowing what is going on', so too do the police.

Reforming Juvenile Injustice

Carol Chodroff | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


Carol Chodroff

Our nation's juvenile justice policies are replete with contradictions between practices proven to prevent crime, and punitive laws politicians promote to get elected.