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Monthly Blog Archive / July, 2010
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July, 2010
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Jul 29, 2010In reducing the disparity in sentencing for crack versus powder cocaine, Congress has repealed a mandatory minimum sentence for the first time in decades. Research tells us what should happen next. “Just say no.” “This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs.” ... More
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Jul 28, 2010Stopping to commemorate a life-saving law inspires service providers to more effectively respond to survivors of violence with disabilities and Deaf survivors. Last week, staff of Vera’s Accessing Safety Initiative (ASI) were in Boston to conduct a training for grantees titled &ldquo... More
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Jul 20, 2010Although fewer young people are winding up being tried as adults, thousands are still subject to disproportionately severe treatment in the criminal justice system. In a July 12 ABC News.com article, “Life in Prison: Should Juvenile Offenders Be Tried in Adult Courts?&rdqu... More
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Jul 20, 2010An article on Time.com about adolescent drug treatment is fascinating and unsettling. Unfortunately, it overlooks the fact that ineffective practice persists in the field—despite a decade of innovation. Time.com’s recent feature story, “Does Teen Drug Rehab Cure Addiction or C... More
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Jul 15, 2010Youth, families, and all of New York's taxpayers will be the winners if state officials view their agreement on reforming four notorious juvenile facilities as one piece in a total overhaul of the juvenile justice system. Wednesday’s announcement by New York Governor David Paterson that the st... More
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Jul 09, 2010The Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana's new publication makes recommendations to address the needs of LGBT youth. Information about the experience of LGBT youth in the juvenile justice system is scarce. The Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana helps fill this gap with its new report, Locked Up ... More
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Jul 06, 2010Guest blogger Dr. Laura Nissen on the tension between initiatives and movements. [Editor’s Note: Dr. Laura Nissen played an advisory role in the development of Vera’s Adolescent Portable Therapy (APT) project. Dr. Nissen is the national director for Reclaiming Futures. Vera provid... More
