Evidence Based Trauma Interventions June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Evidence Based Trauma Interventions This link takes you to a chart (on the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)) that lists a variety of […] Read more
SJC – Adult Interstate Compact Case with a Juvenile Twist June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on SJC – Adult Interstate Compact Case with a Juvenile Twist An important case came out Monday that concerns when Massachusetts supervises a probationer from another state. The case is Coe […] Read more
Young Adult Justice June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Young Adult Justice Check out the website that Harvard’s Kennedy School put together about this emerging practice area. What is Young Adult Justice?* Read more
Girls in the Juvenile Justice system are often victims of family violence, report finds. June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Girls in the Juvenile Justice system are often victims of family violence, report finds. “Girls in the criminal justice system report far higher rates of in-home sexual abuse and are detained for minor offenses […] Read more
Watch “Poverty, Violence, and the Developing Mind” June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Watch “Poverty, Violence, and the Developing Mind” From the Center for Law, Brain and Behavior @ MGH: An increasing number of children are at risk for exposure […] Read more
Trial Courts Issue Sentencing Best Practices Reports June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Trial Courts Issue Sentencing Best Practices Reports Trial Court Establishes Best Practice Principles in Criminal Sentencing* BOSTON, MA — The Massachusetts Trial Court today announced that […] Read more
Massachusetts Touted as a National Leader in Juvenile Defense Standards June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Massachusetts Touted as a National Leader in Juvenile Defense Standards When Stateline reporter Rebecca Beitisch interviewed lawyers around the country about juvenile defense standards juvenile justice advocates and defenders pointed […] Read more
Police routinely read juveniles their Miranda rights, but do kids really understand them? June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Police routinely read juveniles their Miranda rights, but do kids really understand them? Not surprisingly the answer is no. Here is the ABA article. Here is a link to the Grisso study published […] Read more
High School Suspensions Cost The Country $35 Billion Annually, Report Estimates June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on High School Suspensions Cost The Country $35 Billion Annually, Report Estimates When students get suspended from school for a few days, they may not be the only ones who miss out. […] Read more
Debtor’s Prisons for Kids? The High Cost of Fees and Fines in the Juvenile Justice System. June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Debtor’s Prisons for Kids? The High Cost of Fees and Fines in the Juvenile Justice System. The Juvenile Law Center (JLC) today released Debtors’ Prison for Kids? The High Cost of Fines and Fees in the […] Read more