The Imprint Weekly

The Steady Decline of Youth Incarceration, with Melissa Sickmund

The Imprint Episode 114

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.

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/