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New Virtual Series to Highlight Justice System and Policing Alternatives
07Aug

New Virtual Series to Highlight Justice System and Policing Alternatives

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Aug 7, 2020 -- A virtual three-part national symposium will present alternatives to the kinds of  traditional policing, probation, placement, and parole approaches that have perpetuated syst...
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Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Joins Call to Action for Protecting Incarcerated Youth from COVID-19
23Mar

Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Joins Call to Action for Protecting Incarcerated Youth from COVID-19

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Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. joins a call to action by advocates across the U.S. to reduce the coronavirus (COVID-19) risk for incarcerated young people. In 29 states and the District of Columb...
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Leading Community-Based Alternative to Youth Incarceration/Institutionalization Shares Blueprint for Success
15Nov

Leading Community-Based Alternative to Youth Incarceration/Institutionalization Shares Blueprint for Success

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Nov. 15, 2019 – At age 16, Ellana Watson, whose mother battled mental illness, was mourning the death of the grandmother who raised her when a school fight led to an expulsion, arrest and charge...
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The Juvenile Justice Coalition of the Quad Cities to Host Community Forum on October 5
20Sep

The Juvenile Justice Coalition of the Quad Cities to Host Community Forum on October 5

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Davenport, September 19, 2019In recognition of the tenth anniversary of National Juvenile Justice Action Month as proclaimed by the Washington, D.C.-based the Campaign for Youth Justice, Scott County ...
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