Youth Success

Juvenile Justice RoundtableWe need kids to grow up to be productive and successful in adulthood, not pushed out of the classroom or into the criminal justice system.  




Fair School Discipline

Children who act out in class today are too likely to be met by school rules that funnel them out of the classroom, into the streets, and off to prison.
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Juvenile Justice Reform

No state has a higher percentage of its children and youth growing up to enter the correctional system. Texas has made improvements in its youth justice system, and it must keep up the progress, so we lock up fewer kids and rehabilitate more. More >
Positive Supports

We can prevent troubling behavior that leads to problems at school. It begins with adults changing their approach when kids start to struggle. More >

 
Youth Justice in the News

5.1.13 Texas Senate Passes Bill Aimed at Helping Juvenile Offenders (KRWG)

4.30.13 Keeping Young Offenders Safe from Harm (The Crime Report)

4.23.13 5 Essential Reasons to Keep Kids Out of Adult Jails (American Psychological Association)

4.22.13 Thousands of youths held in solitary confinement (The Dallas Star-Telegram)

4.19.13 Juvenile Detention Alternatives Gain Ground in Several States, DC (JJIE)

4.18.13 The Kids Are (Not) Alright (The New York Times)

4.12.13 With Police in Schools, More Children in Court (The New York Times)

4.9.13 Bill would establish more oversight for school discipline (The Houston Chronicle)

4.9.13 Bill would end tickets for school tomfoolery (Fort Worth Star Telegram)

4.2.13 Bill Curbs Penalty for Skipping School (KXAN)

3.26.13 The Secret to Fixing School Discipline? Change the Behavior of Adults (New American Media)

3.6.13 Chief Justice calls for deep court reforms (Austin American Statesman)






 


   

 

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