Juvenile Justice Research Data & Publications
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12/23/08
State of America's Children® Report - Moments and Each Day in America for Children
CDF's State of America's Children 2008 report is a compilation of national and state-by-state data on poverty, health, child welfare, youth at risk, early childhood development, education, nutrition and housing. This section of the report contains data on what happens to children every second, minute, hour, and each day in America. -
10/24/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "In This Election The Supreme Court Matters"
"On the way to the voting booth on November 4, in addition to thinking about who should occupy the White House, we should also be concerned about who he will appoint to federal courts. The next President will likely name one to three Justices to the Supreme Court and hundreds to lower federal courts. I can't over-emphasize how important this is to America's children and future...." -
10/17/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Eternity Isn't Forever"
"Eternity means forever. Perhaps a mother who names her child Eternity hopes it will be a talisman to ward off the dangers that stalk poor and crime-ridden neighborhoods. Sadly, with the gun violence that is so pervasive in many of our communities, too many parents live with a paralyzing fear that their children may not be safe from those dangers...." -
09/19/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Invest in Children Not Prisons—Stop Prop. 6"
"Every election year, politicians talk about getting tough on crime. One easy and politically popular strategy is to show voters you are tough on crime by spending billions of dollars sending people to prison." -
09/12/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "We Must All Register and Vote during This Historic Election"
People who don't vote don't count and are letting our children and our country down. As our nation's most historic election approaches, we must think of the youngest and most vulnerable among us and make sure we vote this November. -
09/05/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Congress Must Pass Legislation to Help Children in Foster Care"
"Congress has a unique opportunity before it leaves Washington, D.C. at the end of September to help children in foster care by enacting important innovative legislation. The Fostering Connections to Success Act (H.R. 6307)..." -
08/15/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Sentencing Children to Die in Prison"
"Ian Manuel was 13-years-old when he participated in a robbery attempt in Florida, leaving the victim with a nonfatal gunshot injury. Ian turned himself in to police, and his attorney told him he would receive a 15-year sentence if he pled guilty. Instead, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole...." -
08/08/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "The Pact"
"It all started with a trip to the dentist when George Jenkins was 13. He was at the dentist's office getting braces when a pair of pliers caught his attention. When he asked what they were for, the dentist took the time to show George how his different tools worked and teach him a few facts about his teeth...." -
08/01/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Juveniles Don't Belong in Adult Prisons"
"Jails and prisons are dangerous places for anybody, but especially for children and teens. Many of these institutions house vicious predators who have been locked up for brutal violent crimes..." -
07/18/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Homeboy Industries—Hope Has a New Address"
"The first time Father Gregory Boyle performed a funeral mass for one of the youths from the Pico Gardens and Aliso Village public housing projects in East Los Angeles was two decades ago. The young man was a casualty in a war among eight gangs in the economically depressed, mostly Latino neighborhood..."
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