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I had to analyze the data but also look past it to get the story on North Carolina’s juvenile justice system
A reporter finds "the data was just a glimpse of the full picture" while covering school-based... more »
posted 06/03/22
Are North Carolina schools unfairly funneling youth into the juvenile justice system?
A reporter will examine whether school-based complaints represent a real threat — or signal a... more »
posted 11/02/21

Elizabeth Thompson's Work
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Project: Restorative justice solutions for youth are growing abroad, can they become part of the mix in the U.S.
As schools have returned to in-person instruction, advocates for children say they’re starting to see an uptick in juvenile justice complaints. We look at how diversion works in other countries.
Project: Reading through the lines: The correlation between literacy and incarceration
Juvenile justice advocates see a disproportionate number of children with reading disabilities. The pandemic shed a light on those inequities.
Project: Back to school: Advocates worry about pandemic’s impact on most vulnerable youth in the justice system
School-based juvenile justice complaints decreased when children were not in school during the pandemic, but what about now?