Humanity Archive
In the first of three presidential debates, Donald Trump reminded viewers about the unfortunate comments Hillary Clinton made in 1996 about a rising tide of violent youth. Clinton’s comment, made at an event in New Hampshire: “America is now home …
I have always had my doubts about the psychological notions of introversion and extroversion, as if we can simply pigeonhole people into one category or the other. Sociology teaches us that people will generally behave differently in different circumstances. Someone …
A subsidiary of a land developer in southern California recently made a six-figure donation to the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Forestar Chatsworth, LLC., whose parent company is Foremost Companies, a land investment firm based …
President Obama recently proclaimed October 2016 as National Youth Justice Awareness Month.
On Oct. 6, 2015, a federal jury in northern Indiana awarded $31.3 million to the Finnegan family of five in their case against the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) officials and an Indiana State Police detective. On Sept. 30, …
There are more than 400,000 youth in the American foster care system today, roughly that of the population of Sacramento, California. Foster care, created to protect the welfare of children, is a broken system, hobbled by an outdated bureaucracy, underfunded …
By JJIE Staff At the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Michael Gandy, now 28, draws from personal experience as a young black teen. He talks to his mentor and “big brother” Austin Scee, 44, about police, mentorship …
Media coverage surrounding high-profile cases of campus sexual assault, officer-involved shootings, domestic violence and other incidents in recent months is sparking a national discussion around the experience of victims within our justice system and larger society.
Sadly, more and more cities around the United States, as well as across the globe, are seeing rising rates of homelessness, caused by issues such as poverty, unemployment, natural disasters, family problems and more. In fact, according to reports, there is likely …
Our country has a prison problem. However, counteractive to the intention of many of the laws passed, violent offenders are rarely put behind bars. Although many smaller factors may feed into why violent offenders go unnoticed, uncaught, or unprosecuted, a …
