The Department of Juvenile Services is supportive of the proposed reforms, and its legislative director testified in support of Smith’s bill, arguing that their agency already serves the substantial ...

Mark Franke, M.B.A., an adjunct scholar of the Indiana Policy Review and its book reviewer, is formerly an associate ...

Mark Franke is an adjunct scholar of the Indiana Policy Review and its book reviewer, is formerly an associate vice-chancellor at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Send comments to ...

The Associated Press has obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from a Russian spy ship that suffered a ...

Maryland lawmakers are once again debating whether to scale back the state’s practice of automatically placing teenage defendants in adult court if they are accused of serious crimes.

Douglas County Juvenile Probation said while there are gaps in the kinds of services needed for certain juveniles they are ...

A group of Georgia senators introduced a bill that would allow more children aged 13 to 17 that make threats against schools ...

The Legislature's criminal justice and public safety committee approved the bill, with some amendments, on Wednesday.

A Georgia Senate bill would allow cases involving children ages 13 to 17 making threats to be seen in superior court for making terroristic threats.

The twenty-first Judicial District offers a Juvenile Diversion Program for youth in the justice system to keep them out of court. A child’s eligibility is determined from a few factors, including type ...

An influential Louisiana lawmaker will push for minors to be sent to adult prison for a slew of new crimes such as fentanyl distribution and robbery without a weapon if voters approve a state ...