Tag: Juvenile Justice

  • Pepper Spray Use Rampant At San Diego Juvenile Halls

    San Diego CityBeat reporter Dave Maass says San Diego County’s two juvenile halls used pepper spray 371 times in 2011. It was used 91 times in Los Angeles County’s three facilities in 2011. Maureen Cavanaugh, Katie Euphrat and Patty Lane California is one of only five states in the nation that allow staff at juvenile detention facilities…

  • Community Organizer Responds to Curfew Sweeps Investigation

    Above: Keegan Kyle discusses his investigation into curfew sweeps with Amita Sharma on KPBS Evening Edition. By Maureen Cavanaugh, Pat Finn, Amita Sharma and Claire Trageser Ramla Sahid, community organizer with Mid-City CAN, and Keegan Kyle of voiceofsandiego.org spoke with Maureen Cavanaugh on KPBS Midday Edition yesterday about the expansion of untested curfew sweeps in…

  • Video: Are Curfew Sweeps the Right Intervention for At-Risk Youth?

    Above, Speak City Heights video journalist Brian Myers shares the scene of a recent curfew sweep. He talks to volunteers and some of the teens they helped arrest Feb. 24. Most of those interviewed said the program is good for the community. But some interviews revealed teens are often arrested on their way home, sometimes…

  • How We Analyzed Curfew Sweeps

    By Keegan Kyle What’s a Curfew Sweep? One of San Diego’s most heralded crime fighting programs is often called a collaborative curfew sweep. Once or twice a month, police swarm inner-city neighborhoods and arrest minors out past 10 p.m. The kids are brought to a detention facility and connected with their parents and social services.…

  • Hundreds of Kids Arrested on an Unproven Hunch

    In March 2010, as teenagers roamed City Heights’ streets, a swarm of cops gathered at a nearby elementary school, checked their watches and prepared to strike. At 10 p.m., the cops spilled across the neighborhood and arrested every minor violating the city’s curfew law. When they ran out of handcuffs, police used plastic twisty ties. Police…