We are cautiously optimistic about the future of the juvenile system,” writes Ivan J. Bates on behalf of Maryland’s state’s ...

This Urdu-language criminology lecture offers a detailed overview of Pakistan’s Juvenile Justice System, focusing on laws, ...

Maryland’s juvenile justice system reached a critical inflection point with the resignation of Secretary Vincent Schiraldi from the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS). We hope his departure will ...

When Alexandria's juvenile detention center opened on South Whiting Street in 1956, the facility had 30 beds and served as home for wayward teens waiting trial in Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax ...

His operation at 300 N. Fourth Ave., commonly called just Metro Goodwill, started out as a program to help youths who had been involved in the juvenile justice system.

Andrew K. Block Jr. said Tuesday that he will step down as director of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice on April 19 after leading the agency for five years under two governors who ...

No organizational changes needed for Virginia's juvenile justice system, study findsMy new husband gave me a contract and told me to ‘sign here’ — but I refused. It was the best decision of ...

Three months into his new role as director of Virginia’s juvenile justice system, there are still some “drinking from the fire hose” moments for Andrew Block. The 49-year-old Charlottesville ...

In America's juvenile justice system, experts say girls, who make up a larger portion of incarcerated youth than in the past, have often been victims of trauma and abuse.

The 37-page report outlines nine recommendations for improving the juvenile justice system. It will be up to Cuyahoga County Council now to determine which get funded.

A study by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to consider a change in oversight of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice has recommended that no transfer be made.

Andrew K. Block Jr., director of the Department of Juvenile Justice, and Gov. Terry McAuliffe talk after the governor and first lady Dorothy McAuliffe (left) arrived at Bon Air.