An Arizona appellate court reversed a youth’s delinquency adjudication, finding that the youth’s statements that he “thinks” or “fantasizes” “about shooting up the school” did not constitute a true threat. The court stated in relevant part: “R.R. argues that his statement was not a true threat because he “specifically said that he would not do…
From the introduction: “This brief offers context on the youth criminalization crisis in the United States. We then outline a series of harmful elements in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Specifically, we review provisions that: • Increase funding for threat assessments, surveillance, and greater police presence in schools; • Expand data-sharing between law enforcement and…
From the introduction: “One of our goals in producing this report is to inform school administrators, board members, and parent and student stakeholders, giving details about which groups of students are disproportionately arrested and about the gaps that exist in data reporting. We also want to provide guidance on how to address these issues. We…
