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To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Kara McCarthy of the Office of Justice Programs - US Department of Justice, +1-202-307-1241
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces a meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ). Dates and Locations: The meeting will take place online, as a webinar, on Friday, April 20, 2012 from 1 to 5 p.m. ET.
To: URBAN AFFAIRS EDITORS Contact: Dawn Petrosky of Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, +1-717-705-0888, x3002
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To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Tara Mead of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, +1-717-265-8470
When his family is notified, they don't completely understand what has happened. Because their English is limited, during their son's detention and hearing they can't advocate or work with the judge, social worker or attorney on [Jorge]'s behalf. If Jorge receives probation, his parents won't be able to hold him accountable to the rules because they won't know what those rules are. The problem is that for years kids entering the system have been asked to identify themselves by race rather than ethnicity. So young Latinos must decide whether they're black/African-American or white. (If it's a forced choice, most Latinos choose "white.") The result of this flawed method of data collection is an overcounting of whites and an undercounting of Latinos-making Latino youths more invisible with...
..., the data will help tailor effective delinquency prevention programs to keep more Latino youths fro...
..., as the "Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act of 2002", see section 501 ...
Another of the YMCA's outreach programs is the Youth Service Bureau (YSB). Since 1982, it has been providing free programs for juvenile delinquency prevention and early intervention for truant, runaway and incorrigible youth.
To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Tara Mead of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, +1-717-265-8470
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