In a new study, a researcher examined the association between race/ethnicity in White, Black, Hispanic youth and the type of drug offense (possession versus distribution) they were charged with in ...

Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman has been loudly pushing for harsher punishments for juvenile offenders.

This article is part of an ongoing series about juvenile justice. Read part one here. The case involved a gun — or, at least, ...

With persiting concerns about juvenile crime, Senator Joanne Benson introduced the Parental Accountability Act, a new bill ...

targeting young people who commit violent crimes and giving the system more resources to deal with them. Right now, Nebraska law says a juvenile can be charged as an adult for a violent crime if ...

An Inquirer investigation found Philadelphia has become an outlier in its rate of youth incarceration, as cities across the ...

As Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) Secretary Vincent Schiraldi approaches his two-year mark in office, he faces mounting scrut ...

Most law enforcement leaders in New Mexico will tell you improving public safety means getting a handle on juvenile crime.

Governor Jim Pillen and Senator Merv Riepe have introduced a bill aimed at enhancing community safety and addressing juvenile offender issues. I ...

Officials who work with the county's juvenile justice system say they made marked improvements over the previous year and ...