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The rate of violent acts each week increased slightly at Circleville and jumped 31% at Indian River in 2024 over 2023. ... mandatory overtime and escalating violence plagued the youth criminal ...
In 2023 and 2024, nearly $4.4 million was allocated from various funding sources to 25 agencies that provide programming to combat youth violence and increase opportunities for young people to thrive.
Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children and teens under the age of 20 in the United States. [ 1 ] [ failed verification – see discussion ] Since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, there have been 417 cases of gun violence in schools as of September 2024. [ 2 ]
The act created the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) within the Department of Justice to administer grants for juvenile crime-combating programs (currently only about US$900,000 a year), gather national statistics on juvenile crime, fund research on youth crime and administer four anti-confinement mandates regarding ...
Less than a week after Northern Illinois University solemnly marked the second anniversary of a mass shooting on campus that claimed the lives of five students, the DeKalb school was the scene of further gun violence. 24-year-old NIU student, Brian Mulder, refused entry to 22-year-old Zachary R. Isaacman, when he had tried to follow a female ...
Wisconsin leaders who are serious about addressing youth violence ought to check out a groundbreaking program in South Central Los Angeles. ... August 31, 2024 at 6:05 AM.
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of criminology and juvenile law. Its Co-editors are Chad R. Trulson (University of North Texas) and Jonathan W. Caudill (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs). It was established in 2003 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.
Kansas City’s new 24-hour youth violence prevention hotline is live. Young Kansas Citians in need of help are encouraged to call or text 816-799-1720 to chat with trained anti-violence ...