Juvenile Justice

State Sen. Clarence Lam joins Midday to share his thoughts following the murder committed by a 17-year-old Howard High student and why the state agencies involved must improve collaboration going forward.

Vincent Schiraldi, Secretary of the Department of Juvenile Services, joins Midday to discuss the department's focus on youth diversion and justice reform in the wake of a murder committed by a 17-year-old student in Howard County.

In the wake of Friday’s fatal shooting at Joppatowne High School, law enforcement have renewed complaints about the two-year-old law designed to protect youth.

The trend is a sign that the Maryland criminal justice system has been treating more teens as adults than in the past.

Data from the Baltimore Police Department shows that roughly a quarter of juveniles arrested in the city are charged as adults.

State Senate Judicial Proceedings chair Will Smith drafted a bill to stop automatically charging teens accused of robbery, assault and gun possession in adult court.

Changes to Maryland’s juvenile justice system are waiting for the governor’s signature.

Two advocates for families and children join Midday to discuss if parents should be held accountable when their children commit crimes?.

We go On the Record with WYPR’s News Director Matt Bush and Baltimore Banner politics reporter Pamela Wood to recap the 446th session of the Maryland General Assembly.

The bill decides consequences for children aged 10- to 12-years-old caught carrying guns and stealing cars, gives courts the ability to expand probation, decides when state’s attorneys can review cases and sets up sweeping juvenile legal system oversight and data collection.