Tag Archives: juvenile justice
State of Texas: Cops in the Classroom
Schools have been caught lately between two opposing trends: On one hand, juvenile crime rates are declining. On the other hand, school shootings have prompted ...Read More
A Year of Cops in the Classroom
This was a national conversation, a slice of the broader debate over police violence and systemic impunity, but it’s a Texas story, too — both for better an...Read More
More Girls Locked Up Longer in Texas’ Juvenile Justice System
Nationwide, girls are entering the system at a higher rate than before, even though overall youth delinquency has gone down over the last 20 years. A new study ...Read More
Too Young to Jail
Texas has come a long way in juvenile justice reform. But this year, the question of whether to raise the age of "criminal responsibility" has split some lawmak...Read More
House Hears Broad Support for Bringing 17-Year-Olds into Juvenile System
Advocates, House members and some county officials support shifting 17-year-olds to the juvenile justice system, but the plan's path through the Senate is uncle...Read More
Juvenile Justice Reform Unlikely to Extend to 17-Year-Olds This Session
A coalition of advocates, judges and sheriffs have called for treating 17-year-olds as juveniles in the criminal justice system, but a key senator remains skept...Read More
Texas Juvenile Justice Reformers Take A Victory Lap
A new study affirms Texas' juvenile justice reforms, and suggests improvements at local probation departments
After eight years of reforms, a new study shows Texas' juvenile justice system has steered more kids out of the system by keeping them close to home....Read More
The Conservative Case Against Locking Up Minors
Texas Public Policy Foundation estimates that thousands of minors are still hauled off to jails because of a legal loophole: violating a valid court order....Read More
Josh Gravens, Subject of Observer Feature, Removed from Sex Offender Registry
The Texas Observer’s June cover story, “Life On the List,” looked at what happens when children are placed on Texas’ public sex offender registry. It ce...Read More