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Juvenile Justice |
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Office reports on a victory for juvenile justice
[10-15-02]
From the Presbyterian Washington Office --
Long term readers of Washington Office publications
will know that we have been following the Juvenile Justice issues for 6
years. These bills began under the name of "Juvenile Predator
Act". We informed elected officials, that it was not productive to
call our youth predators and to do so presupposes no need for
rehabilitative services. Sponsors of the original legislation then went
on to change the name of the bill.
Below is a report from the Children's Defense Fund on
the favorable outcome of this legislation.
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Congress approves juvenile justice & delinquency
prevention legislation, ending 6-year battle
On October 3, the Senate voted to approve legislation
that will prevent juvenile delinquency and protect youth in the juvenile
justice system as part of the Department of Justice authorization bill
(H.R. 2215). Just days before, the House of Representatives passed the
same bill by a vote of 400-4. In addition to ensuring that youth in the
juvenile justice system are protected from abuse and assault in adult
jails, the bill authorizes substantial investment in prevention,
treatment, and early intervention activities. The Local Delinquency
Prevention Grant program provides prevention funding to local
communities to help reduce juvenile delinquency and the Juvenile
Accountability Block Grant program provides resources for proven
strategies for rehabilitating adjudicated youth and families and
reducing juvenile re-offense rates. These provisions, several of which
are included in Title X of the Act to Leave No Child Behind, represent a
major legislative victory for some of our nation's most vulnerable
children and families. Passage of this legislation ends a six- year
battle waged by advocates to approve federal juvenile justice policy that
focuses on rehabilitation and prevention.
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For more information, contact:
Elenora Giddings Ivory, PC(U.S.A.)Washington Office,
110 Maryland Avenue, NE, #104, Washington, DC 20002.
202-543-1126, fax 202-543-7755.
Email eivory@ctr.pcusa.org.
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| Juvenile justice legislation introduced
in the Senate
[7-16-01]
On July 12, Senators Leahy, Hatch and Kennedy
introduced S. 1174, the Children's Confinement Improvement Act of 2001,
which authorizes a grant program to help states protect and provide for
juveniles adjudicated in the adult criminal justice system.
S. 1174 also contains a provision to reauthorize the
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 until 2004 as it
exists in current law.
On July 11, Senators Biden, Kohl, and Reed introduced
S. 1165, the Juvenile Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2001. S. 1165,
which also contains a reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, includes provisions to close the gun
show loophole and to require trigger locks be provided with the sale of
all new handguns.
To view the legislation log onto www.thomas.loc.gov |
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views,
or initiate a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
kayaking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology,
politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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Got more blogs to recommend?
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send a note, and we'll see what we can do! |
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Plan now for our 2010 Ghost Ranch
Seminar!
GHOST RANCH SEMINAR
July 26-August 1, 2010
WE’RE ALL IN
THIS TOGETHER
CONFRONTING THE STRUCTURES OF INJUSTICE |
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