“Life for a young boy in the Teixeira foster home was a struggle for survival akin to ‘Lord of the Flies,’” the judge in JR’s ...

Albert Cohen's seminal work on delinquent subcultures forms the cornerstone of understanding gang behavior among juveniles. Cohen proposed that gang subcultures emerge as a collective response to ...

Studies indicate that delinquent behaviors are predominantly committed in groups. Shaw's Illinois Crime Survey revealed that in 90% of cases, two or more youths were involved in criminal activities, ...

An estimated 20 000 children aged 12 to 17 years in Namibia are exposed to dehumanising activities of online sexual exploitation and abuse annually.

MSF says that financial abuse of elders remains a concern and the Government is studying the issue with its partners. Read ...

The fight for “We the People” and “one nation” is laced in complex, repetitive wounds we’re not always sure how to sew shut.

Pennsylvania maintains a registry of people convicted and suspected of child abuse and neglect to protect kids. But people get added to the database without a chance to defend themselves.

The Operating Procedures for Programs Involving Minors require all program staff to complete training on youth safety and the requirements for mandatory reporting in Indiana. Youth safety training ...

A 31-year-old man originally charged with felony sex crimes against a child was sentenced on Friday on reduced charges to five years with the Department of Corrections. A jury failed to reach a ...

INDIANAPOLIS | The director of the Indiana Department of Child Services resigned Monday amid allegations he improperly intervened in a DCS neglect case involving his grandchildren. Judge James Payne ...

The Colorado Attorney General’s Office launched a training program during Suicide Prevention Month to help educators and school leaders recognize when students may be at risk of harming themselves or ...