You Can Buy Guns On Instagram?
When most people think of the photo sharing site Instagram, they picture an abundance of selfies or people boasting about…
Juvenile Justice
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Skeptical Youth Sits Face To Face With Police Chief
I never really liked the police. I felt like they were against young people and that they abused their power.…
California Adopts Statewide Ban the Box Law
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 218. Unfamiliar? Introduced February, 2013 by Sacramento Democratic Assemblyman Roger Dickinson. Bill 218,…
No Room To Be A Kid In Oakland
I grew up in the west. They call it the Lower Bottoms. Everybody in my neighborhood would always tell me,…
Juveniles Lead The Number In False Confessions
In 2004, 12-year-old Jonathan Adams was charged with the murder of a nine-year-old girl in Carrollton, Georgia. After a four-hour…
Study Shows Negative Impact Of Police In Oakland Schools
School policing isn’t a new topic but since the Connecticut school shooting, administrators and school officials have been pushing for even more police presence in schools.
Staying Off Probation, and Teaching Others How
In 2008, Reinaldi Gilder promised himself that he would never go back to jail.
Oakland To New York: A Conversation About ‘Stop-And-Frisk’
Youth Radio’s Joshua Clayton doesn’t have a high opinion of the police. In fact if he was robbed — he wouldn’t even call them. Clayton, 20, grew up in Oakland, Calif., and thought these problems were specific to Oakland. Until he spoke with Kasiem Walters, 18, who lives in New York City. Walters has advocated for ending the Stop-and-Frisk policy that a federal judged recently ruled unconstitutional.
Youth Radio Picks: The Top 5 Stop-and-Frisk Videos
On Monday, a Federal Judge ruled that New York’s Stop-and-Frisk tactic, which has affected over 4 million people, violates suspects’ constitutional rights. The decision has reigniting a debate that has spanned for over a decade about racial profiling and community safety. Youth Radio brings you our top 5 Stop-and-Frisk-related videos.