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The Myth of Mean Girls New York Times, April 12010

Wasting Tax Dollars: Public Relations and the California Youth Corrections System California Progress Report, April 12010

At the close of my last blog (“More Abuse in Youth Prisons”) I suggested doing a simple search on the Internet and type in words like abuse in juvenile institutions” and select some states at random. I said at the time that I would continue my search. And so I did. And what I found was way beyond what I expected. I don’t often like to use the word epidemic” since it is so value-loaded and defies precise definition. One definition from Webster’s includes widespread growth” and so I…

CJCJ is developing a new component to our public education efforts. We are creating regular news broadcasts to further educate the public regarding numerous important events occurring within the justice system. The stories we will cover deal with a number of issues to include policy change, violations of current criminal or juvenile justice policies, and much more. We believe you will benefit from our broadcasts, as they provide quick and easy access to key information on pressing criminal…