Youth Justice, Police and NYC’s Neighborhoods

Child Welfare, Events, Juvenile Justice, Childcare/Youth ServicesAbigail KramerApril 3, 2014ACS, advocacy, Alliance for Youth Justice and Safety, Center for New York City Affairs, Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions, city government, CNYCA, Community Connections for Youth, community organizations, Correctional Association of New York, government, juvenile justice, Juvenile Justice Project, juvenile justice reform, local government, NYC, public policy, The New York Juvenile Justice Initiative, youth, youth justiceComment

For Years, Half of all NYPD Trespass Stops Were in Public Housing

Juvenile JusticeAbigail KramerOctober 25, 2012child welfare, juvenile justice, police, youth Comments

A First in NY: Residence for Young Offenders with Mental Illness

Juvenile Justice, Mental HealthAbigail KramerJuly 6, 2012juvenile corrections facilities, juvenile justice, mental health, ocfs, OMH, treatment facility Comments

Preparing New Group Homes for Young Lawbreakers

Juvenile JusticeAbigail KramerJune 1, 2012ACS, Bloomberg, close to home, juvenile corrections facilities, juvenile justice, juvenile justice reform, missouri model Comments

A Clearer View of Bloomberg's 'Close to Home' Plan

Juvenile JusticeAbigail KramerMay 14, 2012Bloomberg, family court, juvenile corrections facilities, juvenile justice, reform, youth Comment

Council Says Raise the Age...Sort Of

Juvenile Justice, Childcare/Youth ServicesAbigail KramerNovember 30, 2011City Council, Governor Cuomo, juvenile justice, resolution Comment

State Budget Roundup

Child Welfare, Childcare/Youth Services, Families and PovertyAbigail KramerApril 7, 2011childcare, Cuomo, downsize, juvenile justice, prevention programs, State budget, subsidies, youth programsComment

Video: A Need for Correction

Juvenile JusticeAbigail KramerNovember 10, 2010juvenile corrections facilities, juvenile justice, reformComment

A Need for Correction: Reforming New York's Juvenile Justice System

Half the children housed in New York State's juvenile correctional facilities suffer from mental illness, yet there is not one psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse on the staff of the state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), which runs the facilities.