Making Sense Of My Interactions With Police
Police treat my neighborhood in West Oakland like they’re on a playground, toying with young men like kids.
Juvenile Justice
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Why My Neighborhood Kids Don’t Trust The System
I grew up in a middle-class, suburban county in New Jersey, but now I’m a twenty-something intern living in a low-income part of Washington, D.C. The realtor euphemism for such neighborhoods is “transitional,” a word that implies ongoing change. This is ironic because I feel that so many of the residents here feel as though things will never change, and will always stay the same. Since moving here, I’ve already become accustomed to the wail of sirens, the disconcerting, yet reassuring pulse of blue and red light through the heavy bars on my windows.
The Complications Of Clearing A Juvenile Record
D was applying to get his juvenile record sealed. And depending on what happened at his hearing that afternoon, he had the chance to walk away from court without having to explain his past to future employers, schools, or landlords.
One Teen’s Perspective: Save Our Girls
“Nationally, the average age at which girls first become exploited through prostitution is 12–14 years old.”
Out of the many disheartening statistics, this one stuck out the most to me. I have two beautiful little
cousins who will turn 12 years old this year. Instead of them entering the safe and innocent pre-teen
years, they are now entering a war zone. Who will fight for them when they are too young and too small
to fight for themselves? How am I supposed to protect them from being yet another statistic? When I’m
not there to hold their hands and lead them away from a strange man who only wants to hurt them,
then what?
Zimmerman Verdict And The Aftermath
Coverage By Youth Radio: Coming Of Age In The Era Of Oscar Grant And Trayvon Martin NPR 18-year-old Myles Bess…
Fighting Profiling in Florida Starts with Me
Many in the black community have hit the streets in protest of the verdict in the murder trial of George…
Hard Homecoming to Florida After Zimmerman Decision
I was in the student lounge alone for about 40 minutes before I heard the anchor on CNN say the…
Trayvon & Oscar: A Parallel Tale
Watching Fruitvale Station in Oakland was more like watching a memory than watching a movie. When the film showed people…
Employing Young People May Prevent Violence, But Where Are the Jobs?
Summer is here, which means that high school students across the United States are looking for jobs. And as it turns out, there may be an added benefit for them, besides having extra money in their pockets. According to a study conducted by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University employing young people may reduce violence.
Though the sample size is small — only about 400 young people from the Boston area — the study showed that participants committed about 50% less crime when they were enrolled in a job training and violence prevention program. In the initial survey, taken at the beginning of the summer, 15 percent of the young people hired claimed to have been involved in a fight in the last month. At the end of the program, this number reduced to 8 percent.