Over recent decades we’ve moved toward a much more effective and humane system to deal with youth crime. Evidence and ...

A new report from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention set off alarm bells for some Douglas County commissioners. The report is one of the first steps in building a continuum of ...

A 13-year-old girl was arrested by police on Friday in connection with an attempted armed robbery inside a Baltimore liquor ...

This lecture discusses the role of UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) in the context of criminology and child rights protection, with special focus on juvenile justice, ...

In Maryland, more juveniles are tried as adults than in almost any other state. State Sen. William Smith is on a mission to ...

The origins of juvenile delinquency in Africa depend on multiple and complex factors. These include economic insecurity, ...

As juvenile crime cases continue to rise, calls for changes within the Department of Juvenile Services are growing louder. "It’s really gonna get worse.

Accountability for young people involved at the Department of Juvenile Services remains at the center of the debate for some people in the community as examples ...

(The Center Square) - Two more bills that came out of recommendations from Pennsylvania’s 2021 Juvenile Justice Task Force have passed the House with bipartisan support this week. House Bill ...

Kober's push comes as stories about teens and pre-teens in Cincinnati engaging in criminal activity are raising questions ...

Policies are being updated when it comes to the handling of youths on electronic monitoring who re-offend, the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services announced Friday.

In his two and a half years as Bernalillo County District Attorney, Sam Bregman said his office has linked 70 different ...