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  • Ways to improve interactions between police and kids: Pathways to Peace

    June 08, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Police can work better with young people if they understand more about how their brains work. Young people can deal better with police if they understand more about their jobs, and the law. New training and techniques aim to improve those relationships. Some are already being used in Cleveland, and others are on the way.

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  • Juvenile Justice Jeopardy game teaches Cleveland kids about the law: Pathways to Peace

    June 08, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Misinformation and misunderstanding about the law can lead youth to have accelerating confrontations with the police. Cleveland’s Patrick Henry School offers Juvenile Justice Jeopardy, a game that orients middle school kids to the facts about criminal justice. The game enables youth to internalize the information through an enjoyable format.

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  • Is a return to old-school policing part of the formula to make Cleveland safer? Pathways to Peace

    June 08, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Should police be law enforcers or social responders? Some leaders say "guardian" duty is at least important as purely law enforcement tasks, sometimes known as "warrior" work. That idea is rooted in centuries-old principles of policing.

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  • Arresting a parent in front of a child has lifelong impact, officers learn

    June 08, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Trauma training for police and community workers teaches them how to make tough situations, such as the arrest of a parent, easier on young children. Painful memories can alter perceptions of police for a lifetime.

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  • Legal Aid With a Digital Twist

    June 01, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Software and apps are helping millions of Americans trying to solve civil problems on their own.

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  • When Cleaning Is A Matter Of Life And Death

    May 24, 2016 |

    Side Effects Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    A collaborative approach to cleaning protocols has helped a group of hospitals in New York to reduce infection rates for the "most common hospital-borne infection in U.S. hospitals." The cleaning staff are crucial to this endeavor that focuses on using a "shared, scientifically-proven cleaning method" to keep the hospital rooms free of the bacteria.

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  • A Plan to Flood San Francisco With News on Homelessness

    May 15, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Journalists in San Francisco, frustrated at inaction over the city’s homeless crisis, are planning coordinated coverage on the issue.

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  • A Solution for Bangladesh on Child Marriage

    May 15, 2016 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Two-thirds of females in Bangladesh are married before they turn 18. Recent research on a four-year cross-sector effort shows that when girls are provided with support, training on their rights, and career mentoring in girl-only spaces, marriage rates decrease significantly.

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  • Law and disorders: Cops, advocates try to defuse dealings with disabled

    May 13, 2016 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    One-third to half of those killed by police are disabled, a recent report says. “Our problem isn’t with police,” one mental health advocate says, but both sides say officers need more training.

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  • Iceland Succeeds at Reversing Teenage Substance Abuse The U.S. Should Follow Suit

    May 11, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Iceland

    With rampant substance abuse problems among youth, the United States should look to the success of Iceland in decreasing alcohol and drug use rates.

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