tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72133728619452122752024-10-08T18:29:56.885-07:00Advocates for Abandoned AdolescentsOur mission is to end the practice of wavering/adjudicating, sentencing and incarcerating youth under 18yrs in the adult Criminal Justice System, to put faces and stories to victims of these laws by exposing the truth of what happens to children when they are held to an adult standard in the Court room and sent to adult prisons, eliminating Life Without Parole for children and to reduce the harm caused to children in the adult system by supporting 2nd Look Legislation.
'2nd Look' means youth serving long sentences get their sentences reviewed at some point in their incarceration. Would you consider 2nd look Legislation?
A.A.A. Mission is to introduce concerned citizens to effective ways of which they can contribute to the reformation of the US irresponsible Juvenile Justice Laws.
To create chapters of A.A.A. in every State coast to coast, to have local minds and hearts within every State endeavouring to bring empathy and responsability to Juvenile Justice Laws and to co-ordinate a National march in every States Capital on the very same day and unified under the A.A.A. banner/agenda.
As a society we have reached a level of sophistication which permits us to adjudicate, better educate and protect adolescents in a responsible way.
Our Mission is to do better!Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.comBlogger299125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-46298870702774761362011-11-11T19:36:00.000-08:002011-11-11T19:36:35.170-08:00Truth About Youth
For far too long we have accepted and nourished a culture that systematically devalues the importance of our children reaching their maximal development.
A culture that pretends to believe that our Nation's children will fulfill their potential in dilapidated, unsafe schools with out dated curriculum's and equipment. A culture that designed the minds, the ideas and the motives of two Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-5663938726909872732011-10-19T16:07:00.000-07:002011-10-19T16:07:59.594-07:00Davontae Sanford - Detroit's Forgotten ChildAdvocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-59127055444872429612011-10-14T17:06:00.000-07:002011-10-14T17:06:52.599-07:00Truth About Youth CampaignHere at Advocates for Abandoned Adolescents we do our absolute best to ensure that the voices of incarcerated youth and their families get allocated a responsible reform to America's Juvenile Justice.
Our Truth about youth Campaign seeks to hear from youth that have been prosecuted upto the age of 18yrs as an adult, as well as their family and friends, to collect their stories in order to Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-32881071778518078032011-10-14T16:44:00.001-07:002011-10-14T16:44:55.354-07:00ACTION ALERT: Help Preserve Critical Juvenile Justice Funding!
Join State Strategy Calls to Inform Congressional Leaders
To Our Members and Allies in IL, MD, NV, and VAAs members and allies of the Act 4 Juvenile Justice Campaign, we urge you to please join strategy calls scheduled for On October 14th and 17th, 2011, to help launch the campaign to restore federal juvenile justice funds.
Any day now, Congress will make important decisions about Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-42938311203649367782011-10-14T10:00:00.001-07:002011-10-14T10:00:35.195-07:00High risk teen under constant surveillance Lloyd Macdonald . . . concern to policeAN EASTER ROSS teenager at the centre of a "secret trial" is regarded as so dangerous he has been under 24-hour police surveillance, the Ross-shire Journal can reveal.
We can reveal Lloyd Macdonald was found guilty of a sexualised breach of the peace and on September 2 was sentenced to a period of imprisonment Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-23312079111349926322011-10-14T09:57:00.000-07:002011-10-14T09:57:28.610-07:00Man, teen arrested in high-profile killing of witnessFor years, police and prosecutors have said that Troya Sheckles was gunned down in Shelby Park because she had agreed to testify as a key witness in a homicide case against Lloyd Hammond.On Thursday, Lloyd Hammond’s brother, Dejuan Hammond, 32, was indicted and charged with Sheckles‘ murder. He is also charged with retaliating against a participant in the legal process, intimidating a Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-42930165279320274592011-10-14T09:54:00.000-07:002011-10-14T09:54:35.196-07:00Student charged in principal’s slaying is clueless to situation, defense attorney says
Eduardo Marmolejo
A 16-year-old student charged in the August stabbing death of Memphis Junior Academy principal Suzette York has “no clue” about the seriousness of his case, his lawyer said this morning.
Eduardo Marmolejo, an 11th grade student at the Seventh-day Adventist school, Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-82105730494403719342011-10-14T09:00:00.000-07:002011-10-14T09:00:07.902-07:00The Importance of Evidenced-Based Research in Establishing Juvenile Justice PolicyOver the last few decades politicians have advocated for stricter sentencing guidelines and for trying more juveniles as adults. These decisions have been largely driven by public fear and a desire by elected officials to be seen as “tough on crime.”
They do not rely on evidence-based research, one of the least used methods for determining juvenile justice policy.
Some of these attitudes seemAdvocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-81698127165395272052011-10-14T08:56:00.001-07:002011-10-14T08:56:48.674-07:00Christopher Terrance Middleton was 14 when he committed several serious crimes in the course of one event in 1997, including kidnapping, aggravated assault, armed robbery and theft by taking. He was sentenced to serve a total of 30 years without the possibility of parole. According to his attorney, McNeil Stokes, Christopher had agreed to plead guilty to a 20-year sentence, but during the sentencing phase the victim testified she would be afraid if he got out before he was 45. Both Stokes and Middleton’s mother have written about his case on JJIE. His mother advocates for the repeal of mandatory sentencing laws for juveniles, and Stokes has filed an appeal challenging the constitutionality of such sentences. Written by: John Lash on Sep 30, 2011 The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) released a report this month that discusses juvenile transfers to adult court and the problem of gathering reliable information about this practice. The authors give a brief history of the practice of transferring youth, and an overview of the wide variety of laws and practices that Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-65781457931659781492011-10-14T08:49:00.000-07:002011-10-14T08:49:28.932-07:00Sentenced to 30 Years at Age 14 Written by: John Lash on Oct 7, 2011 Christopher Terrance Middleton was 14 when he committed several serious crimes in the course of one event in 1997, including kidnapping, aggravated assault, armed robbery and theft by taking. He was sentenced to serve a total of 30 years without the possibility of parole.
According to his attorney, McNeil Stokes, Christopher had agreed to plead guilty Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-50095925488745446872011-10-14T07:39:00.000-07:002011-10-14T07:41:57.641-07:00L.A. County deputy says he was forced to beat mentally ill inmateThe rookie, top recruit in his class, resigned after the incident, which he said was covered up. The deputy's supervisor was allegedly threatened by the young man's uncle, a sheriff's detective.
Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-19614862524671756852011-10-14T07:27:00.000-07:002011-10-14T07:27:20.292-07:00Parents dead, teen chargedSibling: Mom, dad coddled brother
Sumner County Couple Murdered: A 17-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of parents.
Dwight Vinson had a bad feeling about his son’s new friend from the first moment they were introduced.
“On his second or third visit, I told my son that he needed to stay away from him, that there was something wrong with him,” said Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-11241609619461275972011-10-14T07:22:00.000-07:002011-10-14T07:22:40.078-07:00Teen arrested for making bomb threat at school
A 13-year-old boy is arrested for making a bomb threat at Ferguson Junior High School
BEAVERCREEK, Ohio – Police have arrested an eighth-grader at Ferguson Junior High School on charges of making a bomb threat against the school. The school was evacuated Tuesday morning after he posted the threat on Facebook. The 13-year-old is charged with inducing panic, and is held in the Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-78797226097261822992011-10-14T07:19:00.000-07:002011-10-14T07:19:58.644-07:00Teen charged in Hagerstown stabbing held on $750,000 bailMaurice McMillan, 16, charged with attemped second-degree murder in Locust Street incident By DON AINESAdvocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-65120701773177555112011-10-14T07:09:00.000-07:002011-10-14T07:09:59.490-07:00Judge: Teen charged with attempted murder won't be released
By Austin L. Miller
Staff writer
A 14-year-old girl charged Tuesday with attempted murder after being accused of stabbing a 17-year-old girl several times with a knife made her first court appearance Wednesday morning.
In a hearing that lasted less than five minutes, Judge David B. Eddy told the teenager and her mother, who stood by her side at the podium inside the Marion CountyAdvocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-68120858968670708522011-10-14T07:06:00.000-07:002011-10-14T07:06:37.197-07:00Runaway Teen Charged with Multiple Burglaries Police located the 14-year-old in a home with a rifle and three knives next to him. By William Mansell
Sarasota Police have arrested a runaway 14-year-old and he has been charged with multiple burglaries. According to SPD, the juvenile was reported as a runaway on Sept. 29.
On Oct. 5, Sarasota Police Officer Steve Campion received information that the juvenile, identified as a Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-38249684498753140492011-10-14T06:51:00.000-07:002011-10-14T06:51:41.858-07:00Teen Charged With Attacking Man Outside of Anatolia Café Pleads Not Guilty
The 17-year-old entered his plea in court Friday By Michelle Simakis
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October 13, 2011
A 17-year-old from Shaker Heights charged with attacking a man outside of Anatolia Café pleaded not guilty Friday.
On June 18, prosecutors say the teen attacked a man.
The 56-year-old victim was having dinner with his wife and two others at the restaurant on Lee Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-10819752158945869402011-10-14T06:34:00.000-07:002011-10-14T06:34:41.185-07:00Victim's Family: Teen Charged In Slaying To Be Tried As AdultTrey Zwicker, 14, Found Near Liberty High School In MayBy Steve Tellier/WLKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Family members of a 14-year-old boy found slain said the teenager accused of the killing will be tried in the adult court system.The development came after the 15-year-old suspect's case stalled in juvenile court for the past few months.
When asked what she misses about her Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-11487369152332961232011-10-14T06:27:00.000-07:002011-10-14T06:27:58.517-07:00Teen Charged For Lying About Bus Stop SlashingFairfield Township police have issued citations to a 14 year old boy who claimed to be the victim of a slashing at a school bus stop Monday morning. The boy, who later admitted to fabricating the story, is charged with making false alarms and delinquency. Both charges are filed in Butler County Juvenile Court.
The 14-year-old boy initially told police he was standing on Imley Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-42566602477532150492011-10-14T06:24:00.000-07:002011-10-14T06:24:40.785-07:00Juvenile Jail Investigation ContinuesInquiry is focusing on whether doctors are prescribing an "excessive amount" of mind-altering drugs to kids. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 8:43 p.m.Last Modified: Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 8:43 p.m. WEST PALM BEACH | Further scrutiny of Florida's juvenile justice system is under way following published reports that powerful anti-psychotic Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-27886253475071108232011-10-14T06:22:00.000-07:002011-10-14T06:22:29.883-07:00Dueling Press Conferences ACLU Says Juveniles Should Not Share Facilities With Adult InmatesJudd says critics have never talked with him or visited the facility Officials with the American Civil Liberties Union hold a press conference Thursday morning in Bartow.
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Published: Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 2:04 p.m.Last Modified: Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-23505689324672195992011-10-14T06:20:00.000-07:002011-10-14T06:20:47.728-07:00Polk jail at center of debate over jailing juvenilesPublished : Thursday, 13 Oct 2011, 9:10 PM EDT
Gloria
Gomez
BARTOW - A tug of war over housing young offenders has erupted in Polk County.
The ACLU, NAACP, and child advocates say they are united in their demand that Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd stop housing children as young as 10 years old in adult jails.
ACLU representative Julie Ebenstein explains why.
"Incarceration of juveniles Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-51612168372131035382011-10-14T04:43:00.000-07:002011-10-14T04:43:36.890-07:00Youngsters Among Gangs Who Abuse ChildrenPlay VideoVideo: '10,000 Children' Sexually Abused By Gangs 0:24 | 0 views
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It is feared that more than 10,000 children are being sexually exploited by gangs - and that more than a quarter of the abusers are children themselves.
A new report warns that children's services are failing to grasp the Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-85201860439925549732011-10-13T19:11:00.000-07:002011-10-14T00:48:56.774-07:00Emmet Till - Life for a LifeWritten by S Clarence
The sheer devestation upon the face of Emmet Tills Mother echoed for generations after her child''s murder, but what shocks me more than the destructive capabilities of mankind to murder a child back in the 1950's over racial hatred is the fact that decades later in the Millenium children are not only being given prison sentences far beyond their own mortality, but that theAdvocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213372861945212275.post-71151290094928657202011-10-13T18:15:00.000-07:002011-10-13T18:17:53.060-07:00Mothers against Juvenile Injustice Commission - M.A.J.I.C
Since the early 1990's the Juvenile Justice Laws in the US has increasingly become more and more harsh, retributive and irresponsible. It progressively became more common for Juveniles to suffer incarceration as punishment and far more easier for juveniles to be transferred to the Adult Criminal Justice System, where they will be held to an Adult Intellectual Standard, recieve adult penalties Advocates _for_abandoned_adolescentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277373813251769803noreply@blogger.com0