| by Kevin Maloney | New Haven Independent
Evident Change Board Member Leon Andrews spoke on the topic of equity versus equality in local policy during a September 1 interview with Municipal Voice, a co-production of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and 103.5 FM WNHH in New Haven, Connecticut. Andrews is director of…
| by Becca Schimmel | WUWM 89.7
Two professors of social work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee discuss adverse childhood experiences (ACES) and how COVID-19 may exacerbate them during an interview on Milwaukee’s public radio station. It is difficult to predict how young children will be affected by this point in time…
| by Nate Balis | The Hill
The United States is at a crossroads regarding juvenile justice reform, writes Nate Balis in an opinion piece for The Hill. Monthly surveys by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, where Balis directs the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, found that fewer youth were being admitted to detention…
| by Cary Aspinwall and Graham Lee Brewer | The Marshall Project
A July US Supreme Court ruling that the eastern half of Oklahoma is within a Native American reservation was a major legal victory for tribal citizens working to strengthen tribal sovereignty, including the power to mete out justice using their own laws and traditions. However, the way this…
| by Shanta Trivedi | THINK
As Black Lives Matter protests have brought awareness of racial disparities in policing to the forefront of American society, Shanta Trivedi of the Georgetown University Law Center writes about another way Black families are unfairly harmed by law enforcement: They are more likely to be reported…
| by Mary Jo Pitzl | Arizona Republic
A request from the director of the Arizona Department of Child Safety to send foster children back to school when they reopen in person is drawing mixed reactions. In a letter to caregivers, Mike Faust wrote that “children and youth are seeking normalcy.” However, several foster parents…
| by Ed Chung and Betsy Pearl | Center for American Progress
While some Americans characterize recent calls by protestors to reduce the role of law enforcement as radical, this article explains how doing so could lead to more effective public safety approaches. The key is investing in social services and community-based efforts. This article offers…
| by Nicole Sroka | Kids Imprisoned
In an article for Kids Imprisoned, a reporting project of the Carnegie-Knight News21 program for journalism students, program fellow Nicole Sroka looks at how girls generally take different paths to the juvenile justice system—and have different needs—than boys. She also writes about the…
| by Hana Schank | Fast Company
“The very nature of policing means that the data coming into the system, if it’s not automated or the system isn’t user-friendly, will always be lacking,” says Clarence Wardell in a new article by Fast Company. A member of the NCCD Board of Directors, Wardell cofounded the White House Police…
| by Isobel Whitcomb | Gizmodo
In-person visits between parents and their children in out-of-home care have been suspended, for the most part, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Video chats have replaced those visits, eliminating the ability of parents to hug and hold their children and to make true eye contact. As this story from…