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Juvenile justice

Juvenile Justice Model Data Project

Date Published
October 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program Description (Model)
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'Bigs in Blue' Shows the Power of Mentoring

Blog Power of Mentoring
One of Nyla and Christy's favorite activities is visiting the library to read books together.

As a police officer in the gang unit of the Dallas, Texas, Police Department, Christy Chamberlain sees young people caught in the grip of delinquency nearly every day. She has encountered juveniles as young as 12 who are involved in all types of crime. Even murder. One who stands out in her memory is a middle schooler who repeatedly broke into cars. Then one day...