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"Through being a YJI scholar, I
want to expand my professional
network and learn about the
youth justice system in New York
State. I hope to aid policy makers
in constructing and executing
policy reform for local and state
governments to promote a
safe and strong wellbeing for
everyone in NYS, especially the
youth."
Welcome to the team, Meghna!
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Shaniah will be joining our
stellar group of YJI Scholars
for the Fall 2020 semester!
Her youth justice interests
include evidence-based
programs, detention, child
welfare, & violence
prevention.
Welcome to the team, Shaniah!
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"What interests me
most about youth
justice is the amount of
impact we, and the
justice system, have on
the lives of juveniles
and the futures ahead
of them!"
Welcome to the team, Emily!
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"I am interested in the
demonstrated correlation
between familial abuse
victimization and juvenile
delinquency. More specifically, I
would like to research the
efficacy of treatment-based and
community-building programs
that represent an alternative to
retributive sentencing."
Welcome to the team, Tierney!
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"I wanted to be a part of
the Youth Justice
Institute to build
sustainable
relationships with like-
minded people who
share a common goal."
Welcome to the team, Nyasha!
MEET OUR SCHOLARS "Having worked at a summer camp for
five years, I’ve seen firsthand how easily
kids are influenced and persuaded. This
paired with all the classes I’ve taken
about juveniles’ stresses to me the
importance of getting these kids on the
right path before it is too late. Add in my
interest in the justice system and it is
easy to see why I have a strong desire to
be involved in youth justice. Seeing kids
go through rehabilitation and reform
programs successfully is particularly
something I love to see!"
Welcome to the team, Nick!
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"Youth justice
interests me because
kids are the future..."
Welcome to the team, Briana!
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"I think the thing that interests me
most about youth justice is how
important it is. When people think
about our justice system they
typically think about our criminal
justice system and the adults that it
encompasses however youth justice
is just as - if not more - important.
Youth are our future and it is crucial
to focus on these individuals as it
can relate to them transitioning into
adulthood; hopefully steering them
away from continued exposure to
the justice system."
Welcome back, Casey!
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"Youth justice interests me
since it is what could be the
starting point of many at-risk
individuals path into criminal
behavior...[it] is an area
where we can change the
course of their lives by
helping them early on."
Welcome back, Paul!
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"The interesting part for me
of working with YJI is
creating Dashboards to tell
the story using Data
Visualization. I am amazed by
the creative ideas of the
team members for the
dashboards using the Data
visualization part in YJI."
Welcome back, Kalpita!
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"What interests me about
youth justice is the
creative alternatives that
can be designed and
implemented through
team work to empower
youth to succeed."
Welcome back, Erin!
MEET OUR SCHOLARS "When it comes to youth justice, I’m
particularly interested in the history
of the juvenile justice system, which
began as a fundamentally gendered
and racialized system of socialization.
Given this history, I am passionate
about radically reimagining the youth
justice system so that it bears no
resemblance to its ugly past and
instead embraces truly holistic
support and care for young people -
not punishment."
Welcome back, Samahria!
MEET OUR SCHOLARS "I am interested in youth
justice because in order to
rebuild and create a more
equal and equitable society,
we must focus and educate
the next generation of youth
and prevent injustices from
impacting their potential in
moving forwards with their
lives."
Welcome back, Sasha!
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Taylor will be returning to
our stellar group of YJI
Scholars for the Fall 2020
semester! Taylor is
interested in evidence-based
practices that prevent and
treat at-risk youth.
Welcome back, Taylor!