My Brother's Keeper Alliance
Milestone 6: All Youth Remain Safe From Violent Crime
All children should be safe from violent crime; and individuals who are confined should receive the education, training, and treatment needed to have a real second chance.
On the path to adulthood, youth may fall victim to violence or experience an interaction with the juvenile and criminal justice systems that permanently alters their trajectory for the worse. While crime and incarceration rates have generally decreased across the United States in recent years, violence continues to plague many communities and disproportionately affect communities of color. Persons of color disproportionately have contact with law enforcement, are overrepresented in correctional settings, and face disparate treatment in the juvenile justice system. Our criminal justice data needs to be improved to help us better understand the underlying issues in this realm.
To drive real change in our community, we must seek opportunities to:
Key Principles