WASHINGTON — Legal responses to juvenile offending should be grounded in scientific knowledge about adolescent development and tailored to an individual offender's needs and social environment, says a ...

This paper summarizes the outcome of an international conference on addressing the issue of urban youth in conflict with the law in Africa. It discusses the most effective responses to youth crime and ...

There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

Rather than treating problems as they emerge, positive youth development (PYD) focuses on nurturing strengths and creating ...

In the decade since I left health and human services administration and its issues behind, promising shifts in juvenile justice policy and practice have gained momentum. Perhaps the most significant ...

After years of incremental reform, Los Angeles County is moving to dismantle the largest youth justice system in the country in favor of a “care-first” model that would look less like prison and would ...

Granja Comary hosted this week the first edition of the TDS Fifa Development Scheme, an elite youth coach workshop, a joint ...

SIBLEY, Iowa — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach welcomes Morgan Keene as the new County Youth Coordinator in ...

KUWAIT: In a tangible demonstration of its unwavering conviction that investing in youth is the most vital investment in the future of nations, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) convened a press ...