Below is a collection of various Young Adult Justice articles, news, OpEds, research, special features, video, or and/or events that have appeared on the YAJ and/or HKS PCJ home page:
News Article & OpEd Archive
The Marshall Project
New York Law Journal
The Guardian
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis)
Baltimore Sun
Huffington Post
- Why Higher Ed Makes Sense for those with Criminal Records 5/9/16
- It’s Time to Enfranchise People with Felonies 4/24/16
- Why We Need to Change the Way We Handle Justice for Young Adults 3/24/16
Newsweek
Commonwealth Magazine
US News & World Report
NY Times
- Try Youths in Family Court (7/27/16)
- States Move Toward Treating 17-Year-Old Offenders as Juveniles, Not Adults 5/13/16
- How to Reduce Crime: Stop Charging Children as Adults 2/26/16
- What Age Should Young Criminals Be Tried as Adults? 12/14/15
LA Times
CT Mirror
- At Harvard, Hints of what Malloy Intends on Justice Reform 1/26/16; A Governor, a Commissioner, & a New Take on Prison 1/12/16
Mass Live
Inquisitor
Hartford Courant
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OpEds
Baltimore Sun
Commonwealth Magazine
- Building a Developmentally Appropriate Justice System (M Baldwin, V Schiraldi) 3/2/16
NY Times
- How to Reduce Crime: Stop Charging Children as Adults (V Schiraldi) 2/26/16
- Pardons for Youth Crimes (V Schiraldi) 12/25/15
- Raise the Minimum Age to 21 (V Schiraldi) 12/14/15
Huffington Post
- The Real Lesson of the LA County Jail Scandal (V Schiraldi) 2/21/16
Marshall Project
- Why We Need to Shut Down Juvie (V Schiraldi) 12/22/15
SERIES: Developments in Young Adult Justice
From New York:
- Alternatives to Incarceration in New York Eastern and Southern Districts
By Roberto Cordeiro (NYE) and Arthur Penny (NYS), Chief Pretrial Services Officers
From California:
- Changing the Life Trajectory of Justice-Involved Young Adults in San Francisco
By Katherine Weinstein Miller, Chief of Alternative Programs & Initiatives, Office of San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón
Research, Publications, & Reports Archive
Executive Session on Community Corrections (ESCC)
- Community-Based Responses to Justice-Involved Young Adults
Schiraldi, Western, Bradner
Nat'l Institute of Justice (NIJ)
- From Juvenile Delinquency to Young Adult Offending; Study Group on the Transitions between Juvenile Delinquency & Adult Crime
Loeber, Farrington, Petechuk
Council of State Governments Justice Center (CSG)
Roca
- Pioneers in Young Adult Justice
Zeira, Baldwin
MassINC
- Viewing Justice Reinvestment through a Developmental Lens: New Approaches to Reducing Young Adult Recidivism in Massachusetts
Forman, Yee
Translational Criminology
- Time to Rethink the Age of Adult Court Jurisdiction
Schiraldi, Western
Events, Video, & Audio Archive
Testimony, Presentations, Interviews
VIDEO
- Testimony CT Judiciary Committee Hearing on Young Adult Justice 3/23/16 (Connecticut General Assembly)
- Raising the Age of Juvenile Court in CT: A Conversation with Dannel P. Malloy PCJ event 1/25/16 (HKS)
- Young Adults and The Justice System 11/1/15 (OAS)
- The Justice Forum: From Juvenile Justice to Young Adults 11/30/15 (Columbia Law School)
- Trying Young Adults as Minors interview 11/5/15 (Fox News)
- Reforming Justice for Young Adults: Time to Rethink How We Serve this Critical Population PCJ event 10/14/15 (HKS)
- US Atty Gen Loretta Lynch opens panel discussion in DC Justice-Involved Young Adults 9/8/15 (DOJ/OJP/NIJ)
AUDIO
- Gov Malloy Suggests Treating More Young Offenders as Juveniles 11/9/15 (WSHU)
- Time to Rethink How Young Adults are Punished, Experts Say 9/11/15 (NPR)
Events
2016
- The Changing Politics of Criminal Justice Reform in the US: A Conversation with Marc Mauer 3/10/16 (HKS)
- RECAP of Raising the Age of Juvenile Court in Connecticut: A Conversation with Dannel P. Malloy 1/25/16 (HKS)
- Hearing on Young Adults in Conflict with the Law in Illinois 1/22/16 (IL Gen Assembly)
2015
- Young Adults & The Justice System 12/1/2015 (OAG)
- What Does Mass Incarceration Look Like for Kids? 11/20/15 (HKS)
- Empowering Formerly Incarcerated People to Drive Criminal Justice Policy Change 10/16/15 (HKS)
- Reforming Justice for Young Adults: Time to Rethink How We Serve this Critical Population 10/14/15 (HKS)
- Discussing the Future of Justice-Involved Young Adults 9/8/15 (DOJ/OJP/NIJ)
Testimony
- CT Judiciary Committee Hearing on Young Adult Justice 3/23/16 by Gov Malloy's Office (Connecticut General Assembly)
- Hearing on Young Adults in Conflict with the Law in IL 1/22/16 by Vincent Schiraldi (Illinois General Assembly)
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Older News Archive
New York Times
- What Age Should Young Criminals Be Tried as Adults? 12/14/15
- Pardons for Youth Crimes 12/26/15
- Raise the Minimum Age to 21 12/14/15
- What Age Should Young Criminals Be Tried as Adults?12/14/15
- What Mass Incarceration Looks Like for Juveniles 11/11/15
MassINC
Economist
Christian Science Monitor
HKS
- Young Adult Justice Experts' Research Supports Connecticut Governor's Unprecedented Proposal to Raise Juvenile Court Age to 21 11/6/15
- Report Proposes a Different Model of Criminal Justice for Young Adults 9/8/15
Child Trends
Washington Post
NPR
Marshall Project
- Why We Need to Shut Down Juvie 12/22/15
Vera Institute of Justice
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE)
Salon
- Juvenile Incarceration is a Dickensian Nightmare: The Shameful Ravages of Mass Incarceration 11/17/15
Hartford Courant
Public News Service CT
Vox
CT Mirror
Vice News
The Crime Report
- Faith, Crime, and the Pope 10/12/15
Press of Atlantic City
Translational Criminology
William T Grant Foundation
- Catching up with Science: Rethinking How our Criminal Justice System Responds to Young Adults 10/9/15