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“The United State Supreme Court today handed down a ruling that brings the country more into alignment with international standards of juvenile justice, though with less than hoped for finality.
“In most places around the world prisons are synonymous with violence. It is generally assumed to be an unavoidable side effect of incarceration, and may even be viewed as a
One of the most contentious issues in juvenile justice policy is determining the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR). There is a large variation around the world on what the
Why do disability and education policy debates focus on safety, fear and seclusion? How is it possible that the words “torture” and “school” are brought together in the practice of
The Convention on the Rights of a Child was adopted nearly 23 years ago. It grew out of the recognition that children needed special protection if the United Nations was
“At mega-events, young people come second, young people's rights are trampled on, young people are targeted,” John Connor of Aston Mansfield argued at the “Sport Mega-Events and the Crisis of
Because of the Kony 2012 campaign, everyone is talking about the Lord’s Resistance Army, its deranged leadership, and its many victims in northern Uganda, notably child soldiers. Talk is intense.
The Kony 2012 video has raised the issue of child soldiers to an unprecedented level in the West. Despite its popularity, the film and its makers, Invisible Children, have received
What are the links between youth and extremism? Much has happened and been discussed in the media over the last couple of years: the UK riots, the shootings in Finland
