Watching an officer arrest a parent can lead to painful memories for children, one that can alter their perception of police for a lifetime. “These memories endure and then they form attitudes,” said Lisa Thurau, executive director of the non-profit Strategies for Youth.

Juvenile Justice Jeopardy was created to teach kids their legal rights and responsibilities. The idea is that the accurate knowledge—as opposed to myths and street lore—will result in better decisions being made and fewer altercations with police officers.

Deputy Chief Bill Dean is a second generation police officer who is preaching a new message to officers in his city: If you understand the developing and sometimes volatile teen brain, it will make you a better cop.

As a delegation from the international Cure Violence movement prepares to visit Cleveland this week, the city has released a draft of its own violence prevention plan – a framework that builds upon existing programs and promises new data-driven strategies.

Massachusetts is one of only six states that doesn’t license police officers, which, according to St. Louis University law professor Roger Goldman, makes it difficult to regulate training requirements as well as hiring standards.

The room has the buzz of a high school cafeteria as police officers huddle around tables, creating lists of words that describe their teenage selves.
Mischievous, sneaky, crazy, impulsive, risky, weird, emotional—and yes, even horny—make it onto supersized sticky notes that get posted on the classroom walls.

Baltimore officials have launched a criminal investigation into a recent incident involving a city school police officer who slapped and kicked a 16-year-old boy in a hallway. In a graphic and profanity-laden cellphone video, which surfaced on Tuesday and quickly spread on social media, the teen stands with his back against a wall as the officer strikes him multiple times, yelling, “get the f*** out of here.” A second officer stands by watching.

Virginia legislators have rejected three bills crafted to limit school policing statewide, exposing a rift among GOP lawmakers, in particular, over a prominent criminal justice issue being debated across the nation. A pair of other related measures are still winding their way through the legislative process.

Police are writing more crime reports at three local schools than almost any other location in the county. The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette analyzed every non-traffic crime report filed in Beaufort County in 2014 and ranked the addresses where the most reports were written. The county’s two Walmarts were the two top spots for crime reports, as reported Wednesday. Three schools, all in Beaufort, also made it into the top 10.

All week, police and officials from juvenile probation have gathered in Lewiston for “Policing the Teen Brain” training. The idea is to improve interaction between police officers and the youths they deal with daily.