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25Aug

National Juvenile Justice Network Spotlights YAP as "Promising Practice"

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In the National Juvenile Justice Network's (NJJN) snapshot on probation, YAP is named as a "Promising Practice" for its approach for working with youth in the juvenile justice system.  Read NJJN's sna...
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04Aug

Burns Institute Report on DMC Cites YAP's Safely Home

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"While the overall rate of incarceration of all youth has decreased by 55% since 1997, the rate of incarceration of youth of color continues to rise, marking an alarming pattern."A report by the Burns...
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No Throwaway Kids
04Mar

No Throwaway Kids

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In this Huffington Post blog, Shaena Fazal, YAP National Policy Director, urges politicians and the public to stop treating youth in conflict with the law like throwaway kids by confining them.  She p...
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JJ Organizations Share Policy Platform for JJ Reform with Presidential Candidates
26Feb

JJ Organizations Share Policy Platform for JJ Reform with Presidential Candidates

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Nine national juvenile justice organizations developed a policy platform for juvenile justice reform and shared it with all Presidential candidates. Please CLICK HERE to read more.February 23, 2016De...
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