February - 2018

Social Program Investments Add Millions to Society

In its first five years of service, The Advocacy Foundation added over $3,000,000 in short-term benefits to its communities....

The Economic Impact of Social Programs Development Is Astronomical

Programs, projects, services and individuals standing "in loco parentis" add astronomical economic value to society at-large while...

Recidivism & Reoffending Can Be Dramatically Reduced

"...few juvenile justice systems can point to significant and sustained progress in reducing recidivism, but not because nothing works."...

The Cost Calculations for Unnecessarily Incarcerating Young People Include These Five Socially Relev

The cost calculations factored-in to the effects of incarcerating young people now include: (1) Increased Recidivism, (2) Fewer Earnings,...

What Are The Cost Calculations Factored-In To The Economic Consequences of Unnecessary Youth Incarce

What exactly is factored-in to the cost calculations effecting communities, cities & towns, states, and the nation with regard to...

Today's e-Advocate Quarterly Newsletter: "Critical Thinking for Transformative Justice&quot

Here's a link to today's e-Advocate Bonus Newsletter entitled "Critical Thinking for Transformative Justice": http://bit.ly/2G6JYOq The...

Taxpayers Suffer Enormous Financial Consequences for Each Juvenile in Confinement

Negative consequences of unnecessary and inappropriate juvenile confinement include: (4) hundreds of thousands of tax dollars per...

Communities of Confined Youth Also Suffer Immense Social and Avoidable Consequences

Negative consequences arising out of unnecessary and inappropriate juvenile confinement include: (3) consequences to the community due to...

Families of Confined Youth Suffer Immense Emotional Impacts

Negative consequences arising out of unnecessary and inappropriate juvenile confinement include: (2) "Families of confined youth bear a...

Negative Consequences for Opportunity Youth, Their Families, and Their Communities Can Be Devastatin

Negative consequences arising out of unnecessary and inappropriate juvenile confinement include: (1) lifelong impacts on the youth's...

Recidivism Adds Around $7.034 Billion to The Annual Costs for Youth Confinement in The U.S.

The Willingness to Pay Approach is Significantly Higher Than Restitution

Smarter Solutions for Juvenile Crime Reduction

The Two Types of Costs to Victims of Juvenile Crime

Juvenile Confinement Should Be A Last Resort

Juvenile Detention Actually INCREASES the Risk of Recidivism

Not All Difficulties Are Negative

Dyslexia Can Lead To Success

Core-Values of the Majority May Not Be the Same for the Minority

Incarcerated Youth Are far More Likely to Re-Offend

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