Youth Crime

A Promise for Our Children

Carol Chodroff | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics


Carol Chodroff

The Youth PROMISE Act Rejects "one size fits all" approaches that will funnel more youth -- particularly poor youth and youth of color -- into the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

Stick Up: Knife-Wielding First-Grader Robs Classmate In Bathroom

South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Macollvie Jean-François | Posted 01.03.2009 | Home


A knife-wielding 7-year-old first-grader robbed a 6-year-old classmate of one dollar, in a school bathroom, authorities said today. The schoolhouse s...