‘Parenting the Teen Brain’: Anderson Univ. class is connecting teens and parents
The 2-day Anderson Univ. class help better connect parents with their teens in the Madison County Juvenile Probation Department
Program to teach San Antonio students how to talk to cops
In one of the first rounds of “Juvenile Justice Jeopardy,” a game created to help young people and police officers understand each other, a pair of 18-year-olds showed how to de-escalate a conflict.
Three years after George Floyd’s murder, Massachusetts grapples with police accountability
The 2020 murder of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer spurred a national movement for accountability of law enforcement — including the creation of a police reform law in Massachusetts.
Closing Gaps: Improving Relations Between Youth & Police > San Antonio Area Foundation
The San Antonio Area Foundation (SAAFdn) is bringing to our city for the first time an innovative national program focused on reducing tension and increasing understanding between law enforcement and youth in our community.
Juvenile Justice Jeopardy Highlights March 2023
From guidance on interactions with law enforcement officers to helping young people understand and process trauma to developing life skills before leaving foster care, Juvenile Justice Jeopardy—in all of its iterations is making a real impact in the lives of young people across the country.
New Programs For Police And Youth Interactions In Ocean County
OCEAN COUNTY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) have announced two new programs designed to improve interactions between young people and law enforcement officers.
AG Platkin and JJC announce Two Innovative Programs to Improve Police and Youth Interactions in Middlesex & Ocean Counties
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) announce two new programs designed to improve interactions between young people and law enforcement officers.
Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Announces Second Cohort of Innovation Award Winners
Morgan Stanley announced the second cohort of winners of its Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Innovation Awards, an initiative that aims to identify and fund transformative mental healthcare solutions for children and young adults across the U.S.
A drumbeat call for cops in schools
Youth advocates say there’s no evidence police prevent crime.
‘You Ain’t No Big Man’: Videos Show Disparities in Cleveland Police Response to Kids in Crisis
Body cam footage reveals that officers don’t always follow department guidelines or training.
How Structural Racism Works
Want to understand how structural racism works? How race robs Black youth of the American dream? If so, then The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth by Kristin Henning is necessary reading.
Getting Resourceful
Lisa Thurau, executive director of Strategies for Youth in Cambridge says “When POST certifies school resource officers, it is telling parents, students and school administrators that officers have met the legal standards for selection, completed training provided by the Municipal Police Training Committee, and understand their obligations pursuant to the state’s memorandum of understanding between law enforcement agencies and schools, which delimits school resource officer’s roles”.
Advocates push for higher standards on state’s school police regulations
Advocates for youth on Tuesday criticized new regulations proposed by the state’s Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission, saying they don’t do enough to ensure that students aren’t unfairly criminalized by school police.
School is back in session and Juvenile Probation Officers are in schools and communities across the state assisting court-involved children
School has been back in session for more than a month and Juvenile Probation Officers, whose job includes going into the schools, are in classrooms, hallways, and offices of schools across the state.
How do rates of exposure to police violence that is perceived to be motivated by racism vary among young Black and Latinx people?
How do rates of exposure to police violence that is perceived to be motivated by racism vary across the gender, ethnicity, and birthplace of young Black and Latinx people living in the United States?
Researchers in the Boston College School of Social Work have received a two-year, $395,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Evidence for Action program to find out.
When Police and Youth Encounter Each Other, Bad Things Don’t Have to Happen
Two states are leading the way in training and accountability guidance and policies aiming to prevent tragedy and trauma. Arrest should be viewed as the least desirable outcome.
Hundreds of Maine educators meet for School Safety Summit
“More than 300 Maine teachers, principals, superintendents, and school resource officers met in Windham on Wednesday for day two of the three-day-long Maine School Safety Summit that was prepared by the Maine Department of Education.”
SFY Response to Uvalde, Texas School Shooting
Statement of Strategies for Youth on the Response of Law Enforcement in the Uvalde, Texas School Shooting
Check Out Some Youth Voices Contest Winner’s Words of Hope!
Dear Friends,
The results of the second annual Youth Voices Contest are in!
A group of 14 judges—attorneys, artists, youth advocates, and young people—chose 3 essays and 3 pieces of artwork created by young people, aged 14 through 17, as this year’s winners. Thanks to a generous grant from the We are Family Foundation, we awarded cash prizes to all prize winners.
‘How Can We Be Kids in America’?
“To protect and to serve does not mean to preserve those in power. It does not mean to attack the innocent, nor does it mean to ambush the voiceless.” hose wise words were not written by a seasoned public official or community advocate. They appeared in an essay written by 16-year old student…
Three Different Facets of SFY’s Impact
Dear Friends: In this enewsletter, I am highlighting exciting news about SFY’s “impact.” First, 3 peer-reviewed articles, published in highly respected journals, and a fourth about to be published, help to answer the $50 million dollar question about SFY’s interventions: “Do they work?”
When a police officer uses a stun gun on a boy in the school cafeteria, everyone gets hurt
The video shows a Lower Swatara Township police officer firing a stun gun at a skinny boy in a blue jacket in a crowded school cafeteria. The boy drops to the floor. Kids scream. Some curse. Some express utter shock and disbelief.
‘Stunned for Life’: The Use and Abuse of TASERs on Children and Youth
TASERs are frequently being used by police on children and youth who are in distress or emotional crisis and, as a result, are exacerbating their trauma, according to the latest report from Strategies for Youth (SFY), a national nonprofit policy and training organization dedicated to improving police/youth interactions and reducing disproportionate minority contact.
Catch & Stun: SFYs Groundbreaking Report On the Use of Tasers on Youth
Today, SFY released a groundbreaking report, Catch & Stun, regarding the use of tasers on young people who are unarmed, engaged in minor or no criminal activity, in distress or emotional crisis, and pose no public safety threat.
What can Utah parents do about school shooting threats?
David Walker with Strategies for Youth says right now is a great time to start a conversation with your child about social media.
