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KQED Public Radio
Forum, KQED Public Radio's daily local public affairs program with host Michael Krasny, aired a three-part series on juvenile justice in April 2002.
Monday, April 8
Forum begins a three part series on the juvenile justice system by looking at youth offenders' first experiences in the system: from law enforcement, to juvenile hall, to juvenile court. How can the system best serve troubled youth?
Guests:
• Richard Word, Oakland Police Department police chief
• Judge Raymond Davilla, presiding judge of the Juvenile Court of Santa Clara County Superior Court
• John Rhoads, chief probation officer of Santa Cruz County
• Barry Krisberg, president of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency
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Monday, April 15
Forum looks at the more serious offenders who are serving terms in California Youth Authority facilities. Panelists will assess facility conditions and the effectiveness of rehabilitation, medical and mental health treatment, and training programs in the existing system.
Forum looks at rehabilitation and reform in juvenile correctional facilities in the second of a three part series on juvenile justice. The state has a mandate to rehabilitate juvenile offenders. How's it doing? And how does the state meet the mental health needs of juvenile offenders?
Guests:
• Dr. Hans Steiner, professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at the Stanford Center on Adolescence
• Jack Wallace, Youth Authority Administrator for Special Programs at the California Youth Authority
• Dan Maccalair, vice president of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
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Monday, April 22
Forum concludes its three part series on juvenile justice with a look at prevention and intervention programs available to at-risk youth, as well as alternatives to incarceration. The show checks in with: Lateefah Simon, executive director of the Center for Young Women's Development; Colonel Mike Nevin, commandant at Turning Point Academy in San Luis Obispo; Lindsey Montoia, student at the Community Environmental Education Program (aka Wilderness School); and Antonio Abalos, director at Barrios Unidos in Salinas.
Guest:
• Bruce Fisher, executive director of Huckleberry Youth Programs
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Other KQED Public Radio Programs
Health Dialogues, KQED Public Radios's monthly live call-in program about health care in California, aired a special report on mental health and juvenile offenders in July 2002.
Wednesday, July 10
Studies show more than half of juveniles in custody suffer mental health problems. Yet these youths rarely get the treatment they need. How are public and private service providers responding to the problems of troubled youth?
Guests:
• Dr. David Arredondo, founding director of SOLOMON and medical director of Eastfield Ming Quong Children and Family Services
• Bill Burke, chief probation officer for Humboldt County
• Judge Marta Diaz, superior court judge for the county of San Mateo
• Jack Wallace, Youth Authority Administrator for Mental Health Programs
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Recent NPR Programs on Juvenile Justice
Fresh Air
February 11, 2002
Andre Vaughn
Terry Gross speaks with two people involved with "Youth Portraits," a radio skills training program for ex-offenders released from Riker's Island prison in New York City. Riker's Island is the biggest jail in North America.
Listen (RealAudio, 27:13)
Youth Portraits
February 2002
A group of young adults who served time on Rikers Island decided they had a story to tell. For eight months, they worked side by side with Sound Portraits producers to create short documentaries about their lives.
Visit the Web site: www.youthportraits.org
All Things Considered
January 24, 2002
A Youth Spent in Prison
Five years ago, All Things Considered senior host Robert Siegel profiled Jeremy Armstrong, who at 15 killed a man and was sentenced to 20 years behind bars. Siegel has followed Armstrong's story, and sits down for an interview with the young man, now 20.
Listen (RealAudio, 12:26)
Morning Edition
August 21, 2001
Missouri Youth Prisons
Matt Hackworth of member station KCUR has a report on the Missouri juvenile justice system -- while over 70 percent of kids housed in conventional jails nationwide end up back behind bars, in Missouri that figure is only 11 percent. State officials credit their juvenile justice system, which emphasizes counseling and rehabilitation.
Listen (RealAudio, 4:19)
Talk of the Nation
May 30, 2001
Crossing the Water: Working With Troubled Boys
More states are prosecuting teenage boys as adults and sending them to adult jails. Are there other options for these difficult kids? Juan Williams talks with adults who have worked in special schools for boys in tough situations and with young men who've been through these schools.
Listen (RealAudio, 47:17)
Morning Edition
March 27, 2001
School Safety
NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports from Chicago on the city school board's new safety policy. It requires that students released from jail or juvenile detention, be evaluated to determine whether they should be allowed to return to their regular school or be sent to an alternative school. The school board says the policy intends to protect other students from violence. Akers visits the "Second Chance" alternative school in South Chicago.
Listen (RealAudio, 5:13)
Morning Edition
February 14, 2001
Punishment Over Rehabilitation
NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the criminal justice system in America. A new report claims the system often emphasizes punishment over rehabilitation, especially in cases of juvenile offenders
Listen (RealAudio, 3:51)
Morning Edition
February 14, 2001
Juveniles Tried as Adults
NPR's Phillip Davis reports on the case of 14-year-old Lionel Tate, who was sentenced to life in prison last month for the murder of a six-year-old playmate. Tate's conviction is the continuation of a trend in Florida, where many juvenile criminals are prosecuted as adults.
Listen (RealAudio, 4:24)
All Things Considered
February 13, 2001
Teens in Adult Prisons
Today, the National Academy of Sciences issued a report on the state of our juvenile justice system, with recommendations on how to improve outcomes for teens placed in adult jails. NPR's Michelle Trudeau visits some teens housed in three adult prisons in Arizona, and talks with the researchers who have been tracking how the youngest inmates are doing.
Listen (RealAudio, 8:00)
Justice Talking
May 1, 2000
Kids as Criminals: Dropping 'Juvenile' from Juvenile Justice
Increasingly across the nation young people are being tried as adults when they commit serious crimes and serving hard time in adult prisons. Will treating children as adults deter crime and ensure our safety? Is locking children up for life cruel and unusual punishment? The show begins its look at the issue in Illinois, where juveniles are being tried as adults for selling drugs near schools and public housing. Critics of the law say it jails a population that has the greatest capacity for rehabilitation unfairly targets inner city minorities.
Visit the Web site: www.justicetalking.org/getshow.asp?showid=138
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