NCLR
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Just the Facts: a Snapshot of Incarcerated Hispanic Youth
- May 3, 2012, Jose D. Saavedra
- According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the estimated population of Hispanic youth ages 10–17 in 2008 was 6.4 million, making up nearly 19% of all youth within that age group. In contrast to the…
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Men in Motion in the Community and the Philadelphia Latino Juvenile Justice Network: Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact, Strengthening Reentry, and Building Community
- Dec 8, 2011, National Council of La Raza
- In Philadelphia and across the nation, Latino youth are disproportionately overrepresented in the juvenile justice system. Over the past five years, MIMIC and the Latino Juvenile Justice Network…
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Reauthorizing the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: The Impact on Latino Youth
- Feb 4, 2011, Marguerite Moeller
- This paper analyzes the impact on Latino youth of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and provides recommendations for a reauthorization of the law that takes a rational…
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Overcoming Language and Culture Barriers Using Evidence-Based Practices
- Apr 29, 2008, National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
- Summary, remarks and speaker biographies from the workshop "Defeating Language and Culture Barriers Using Evidence-Based Practices" held at the The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) 2007 Annual…
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LJJN: A Culturally Competent Model for Juvenile Justice Reform
- Oct 25, 2007, Cassandra Villanueva
- During the DMC Action Network's first annual meeting, one workshop outlined strategies for reviewing and modifying system processes through a cultural competence lens, and ensuring that the DMC…
