01/16/2023
The Steady Decline of Youth Incarceration, with Melissa Sickmund
On this week’s episode, Melissa Sickmund, director of the National Center for Juvenile Justice, joins us to dive into the decades-long plummeting of youth arrests and incarceration, juvenile justice in the age of Covid-19, data blind spots and more.
Guest Interview
Dr. Melissa Sickmund joined the National Center for Juvenile Justice in 1986 and has been at its helm since 2012
Reading Room
Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement
https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezacjrp/
Juvenile Residential Facility Census Databook
https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/jrfcdb/
Juvenile Justice Geography, Policy, Practice & Statistics
https://www.jjgps.org/