Juvenile Justice News

• Dec 16 gang-rape victim's mother pleads for justice May 17, 2013
  New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The mother of Dec 16 gang rape victim Friday pleaded, with tears in her eyes and folded hands, to the fast-track court to "give justice to her daughter". […]
• Up to 1 in 5 children suffer from mental disorder: CDC May 16, 2013
  By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian NEW YORK (Reuters) - Up to 20 percent of children in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, and the number of kids diagnosed with one has been rising for more than a decade, according to a report released on Thursday by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. In the agency's first-ever study of mental di […]
• Please ensure justice for my daughter: mother of Delhi gangrape victim May 16, 2013
  India, May 17 -- "Judge saheb, meri beti ko insaaf dilaiye (please ensure justice for my daughter)," the mother of the December 16 gang-rape victim, with her hands folded, requested the special court hearing the horrific rape case on Friday.Deposing before the court of additional sessions judge Yogesh Khanna, the woman made fervent pleas for justic […]
• No charges for teen after explosion at Fla. school May 16, 2013
  A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds — and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf — will not face criminal charges, authorities said Wednesday. […]
• Justice Department Recognizes Nine Citizens And Law Enforcement Officers For Rescuing Missing, Abused Children May 14, 2013
  WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department will recognize nine citizens and law enforcement officers from four states for heroic and exemplary efforts to protect children, during the annual National Missing Children's Day commemoration in Washington, D.C., 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 15.  The award recipients are from Illinois, […]
• Juvenile detained in Ponty Chadha case May 8, 2013
  India, May 9 -- A juvenile involved in a string of murders in Uttarakhand has joined the ranks of close to 24 persons to be apprehended for their alleged involvement in the sensational slaying of liquor baron-cum-real estate honcho Gurdeep alias 'Ponty' Chadha and his brother Hardeep last November.The accused juvenile hails from Rudrapur in Uttarak […]
• The Global Center for Women and Justice at Vanguard University Hosts Delegates from Northern Iraq to Reduce Violence ... April 26, 2013
  Combatting violence against women in Iraq spawns higher education partnership between Vanguard University and University of Duhok. Visit to California includes training with 12th District Court Judge David O. Carter, OC Juvenile Justice Douglas Hatchimonji, OC Juvenile Services, OC Child Abuse Special Teams (CAST) and Westminster Police DepartmentCosta Mesa, […]
• Florida’s 50-Year Creeps: Lawmakers Opt to Give Kids Half a Century in Prison April 25, 2013
  A kid would be a fool to kill someone in Florida. […]
• '336 percent jump in child rapes in a decade' April 20, 2013
  New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Amid a public outcry over a brutal sexual assault on a five-year girl here, a report by rights group Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) shows there has been an increase of 336 percent in cases of child rapes from 2001-11. […]
• Center for Children, Law & Policy to Bring National Juvenile Justice Advocates to Houston for Professional Development ... April 19, 2013
  HOUSTON, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Juvenile rights, education and national juvenile defense standards will be the focus of the 12th Annual Zealous Advocacy Conference to be held May 16-17 at the University of Houston Law Center. Co-sponsored by the Center for Children, Law & Policy and the Southwest Juvenile Defender Center, the two-day s […]