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Juvenile Justice Research Data & Publications

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01/30/12

Children in the States Factsheets 2012

These factsheets provide basic stats and rankings regarding poverty, health, hunger, child welfare, early childhood development, education and youth at risk for children in the states.

07/15/11

Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "The State of America's Children"

The Children's Defense Fund has just released a new report, The State of America's Children 2011, which paints a disturbing portrait of child needs across our country. With rampant unemployment, housing foreclosures, homelessness, hunger, and massive looming federal and state budget cuts, children's well-being is in great jeopardy. One in five children is poor and children are our nation's poorest age group.

04/29/11

Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Judge Patricia Martin: Family Matters"

The Honorable Patricia Martin, who serves as the Presiding Judge of the Child Protection Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, is the president-elect of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. In this key role she is devoted to helping change children's lives. She previously chaired the Supreme Court of Illinois Judicial Conference Study Committee on Juvenile Justice, and spent a decade as an assistant Cook County Public Defender.

01/31/11

Children in the States Factsheets

These factsheets provide basic stats and rankings regarding poverty, health, hunger, child welfare, early childhood development, education and youth at risk for children in 2010 in each state.

01/13/11

The State of Black Children and Families: Black Perspectives On What Black Children Face And What The Future Holds

New research conducted by Hart Research Associates on behalf of the Black Community Crusade for Children (BCCC) found two issues have risen to the top of serious concerns the Black community faces.

01/13/11

Black and White: Black Children Compared to White Children

CDF produced a one-page document comparing Black and White children in the crucial areas of poverty, family structure, health, education and the criminal justice system.

01/13/11

A Portrait of Inequality 2011

CDF produced "Portrait of Inequality 2011", a report showing the gross inequalities facing Black children compared to White children, across all critical indicators of wellbeing.

12/31/10

Center for Labor Market Studies-Northeastern University Study on Youth Employment

Andy Sum, professor of economics and director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, conducted a study that found the American dream and employment opportunities vanishing for many Black young people.

12/10/10

Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Strength to Love: A Challenge to the Privatized Prison Industry"

A few months ago a group of earnest and determined stockholders traveled together by bus from Washington, D.C. to Nashville, Tennessee to attend a shareholders' meeting. On the surface, it sounded like a fairly ordinary trip, but this was an unusual group on an extraordinary mission.

05/14/10

Compendium of Quality Rating Systems and Evaluations

The QRS Assessment provides information, analysis and resources about QRS for states and other key stakeholders.

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Juvenile Justice Research Data & Publications

Children in the States Factsheets 2012

Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "The State of America's Children"

Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Judge Patricia Martin: Family Matters"

Children in the States Factsheets

The State of Black Children and Families: Black Perspectives On What Black Children Face And What The Future Holds

Black and White: Black Children Compared to White Children

A Portrait of Inequality 2011

Center for Labor Market Studies-Northeastern University Study on Youth Employment

Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Strength to Love: A Challenge to the Privatized Prison Industry"

Compendium of Quality Rating Systems and Evaluations