youth violence

Superintendent Myriam Rogers said student conduct violations will be met with strict disciplinary responses.

A Johns Hopkins study also found children of color are disproportionately impacted.

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 school’s principal and resource officer heard a commotion in the first-floor men’s bathroom, but did not hear the shot.

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

City leaders and students urged the community to “stop the cycle” of violence at a district-wide vigil held Thursday morning.

City officials designed the plan based on feedback from over 300 local teenagers.

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.

Two people were killed and 28 others were injured during a mass shooting in the Brooklyn Homes housing project on July 2, 2023. No one has been charged with murder in the case.

“The old way was broken” says Scott on crime and city services.