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Good Things from LemonadaJuvenile Justice: Rethinking Youth CrimeA lot of us did some questionable things as teenagers, like drinking alcohol, doing drugs, and shoplifting. We’re likely not proud of these moments, but they happened, and we moved on. For some of us though, this normal adolescent boundary-testing can lead to involvement in the juvenile justice system, which is ripe with racial disparities and poor results. Nate Balis, Director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, talks with host Maya Rupert about reframing how we think about youth crime, the need for effective solutions that actually promote community safety, and how mu...
2025-02-0436 min
NCSL PodcastsCOVID-19: Juvenile Justice Reform and the Pandemic | Episode 96This podcast is one in a series NCSL is producing to focus on how states are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. You can find links to podcasts, webinars and other resources at www.ncsl.org/coronavirus.
Today our focus is on the U.S. juvenile justice system. Efforts to reform the system have been going on for the past 20 years, driven by research, court decisions and other factors. We’re going to talk about where the reform efforts stood before the pandemic, how COVID-19 has affected juvenile justice and how the health crisis may change the system do...
2020-06-0828 min
These Are Our Kids: A Podcast for JDAIconnectNate BalisWelcome to the first episode of These Are Our Kids: A Podcast for JDAIconnect. We asked Nate Balis to join us as our first-ever guest and he sat down with us at his office in Baltimore to discuss his vision for the podcast as a platform on JDAIconnect. He also outlined the four themes that will be highlighted on JDAIconnect this year – fundamentals, equity and inclusion, probation transformation and family and youth engagement.Listen to the episode to hear Nate’s “WHY”, to hear him unpack “constructive dissatisfaction”, and to hear his hopes for the podcast platfo...
2019-01-2824 min