The police department in Lincoln, a Massachusetts town of roughly 7,000 people, outlines in a 29-page policy for how police officers should interact with children, ranging from sex trafficking victims to teens arrested for fighting.
A video depicting a young man, with his hands up in the air, being tased by a police officer and collapsing backward on the ground is extremely disturbing on many levels.
After more than two decades working as a juvenile justice advocate, Lisa Thurau ’82 understands just how fraught interactions between cops and children can be. She’s seen firsthand how situations can escalate.
Around noon on Dec. 11, 2019, Christeena Lothrop received a text message from another parent at Auburn Middle School, asking if her son was OK. The text showed a picture of Lothrop’s then-13-year-old son, belly down on the floor of the school’s crowded cafeteria, with a police officer kneeling on either side of his back.
Congressional Democrats will introduce a bill to make it illegal for any school receiving federal funding to use seclusion or dangerous restraints on students.
Congressional Democrats will introduce a bill to make it illegal for any school receiving federal funding to use seclusion or dangerous restraints on students.
The recent deaths of two teenagers at the hands of police — Adam Toledo, 13, in Chicago and Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, in Columbus, Ohio — illustrate a glaring omission in policing practices and oversight.
Critics say a new policy for police encounters with children doesn’t go far enough. More than six years after Cleveland police fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice as he played with a toy gun in a park, sparking national outrage and calls for change, the city is poised to introduce a policy aimed at reshaping how officers interact with children.
How can school officials accuse her 6-year-old son of sexual misconduct and report him to the police? Charges of racism ensue.
The response to Rochester police handcuffing and pepper-spraying a fourth-grade girl has been swift: New York state and local lawmakers are joining youth justice advocates to demand systemic changes in how police treat kids. In the aftermath of the incident, the Rochester Mayor suspended one of the officers involved, placed two others on administrative leave and launched an internal investigation.
How is the current COVID-19 pandemic is impacting youth and their families? Experts provide recommendations for positive law enforcement response.
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