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PVAMU hosts panel discussion on childhood trauma, incarceration, healing

https://www.youtube.com/live/Gf9D3-reOYU?si=YfaagEiKRCfQPRgD   PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 10, 2023) – The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University recently convened a significant panel discussion titled "Living Beyond Childhood Trauma and Incarceration." This event focused on critical issues surrounding childhood trauma, incarceration and the path to healing. The Panelists The panel featured distinguished guests [...]

2023-10-10T15:36:24-05:00October 10, 2023|College of Juvenile Justice, Events, Latest News, Staff News, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center, Videos|
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PV Grads: Zian Richmond is on the fast track to a career in law

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 10, 2023) – Zian Richmond’s interest in the legal field sparked in high school. The Fort Worth native and graduating senior even took law classes as a high school student, cementing her decision to pursue a career as a lawyer. Richmond said when it came time for college, “I decided to [...]

2023-05-10T09:44:01-05:00May 10, 2023|College of Juvenile Justice, Latest News, PV Grads, Research and Innovation, Student News, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center|
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PVAMU’s Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center to host community violence forum

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 16, 2023) – The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University announced that as part of its Annual Royce West Forum and Lecture Series, it would host “The State of Violence in Our Communities and What is Necessary to Reduce It,” a virtual panel discussion with law enforcement leaders. [...]

2023-03-16T12:01:12-05:00March 16, 2023|College of Juvenile Justice, Events, Latest News, Staff News, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center|
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PVAMU’s Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center to host discussion with Black police officers about Tyre Nichols

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 28, 2023) - The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University announced today it would host “The Experiences of Black Officers and the Tragedy of Tyre Nichols,” a virtual discussion featuring leaders in law enforcement. Panelists include LT. Daryl L. Henderson of the Houston Police Department; Robert Stewart, [...]

2023-02-27T12:09:34-06:00February 28, 2023|College of Juvenile Justice, Events, Latest News, Staff News, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center|
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PVAMU’s Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center to host screening, discussion with Playwright and Actress Anna Deavere Smith

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 4, 2022) - On Oct. 19, the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University will host a screening of “Notes from the Field,” a dramatization of an award-winning play by Anna Deavere Smith that depicts the school-to-prison pipeline. A moderated discussion with Smith and members of the University [...]

2022-10-04T14:10:40-05:00October 4, 2022|College of Juvenile Justice, Events, Latest News, Staff News, Student News, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center|
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Houston Chronicle: Editorial: While Abbott siphons money for border, Texas is throwing away children in youth prisons.

Texas males of a certain age, recalling youthful trouble they might have gotten into, are also likely to remember the ultimate threat from frustrated parents, teachers and paddle-wielding principals: “If you don’t straighten up and fly right, you’re going to end up in Gatesville.” The small town west of Waco was home decades ago to [...]

2022-08-30T10:44:12-05:00August 24, 2022|PV in the News, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center|
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PVAMU’s Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center launches study site in Tyler aimed at reducing juvenile delinquency

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 26, 2022) - The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University announced the launch of a new Texas Child and Family Study site in Tyler, Texas. The site, which opened on July 26, 2022, is the first site of the study; the next will be Dallas. “After several delays [...]

2022-07-26T16:18:08-05:00July 26, 2022|College of Juvenile Justice, Latest News, Staff News, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center|
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Upcoming discussion hosted by PVAMU’s Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center to focus on raising healthy children in hostile environments

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 28, 2022) – The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University announced today it will host “Beyond Rage: Raising Healthy Kids in Hostile Climates” on July 12. The virtual discussion will feature sociologist Janice Johnson Dias. “Children’s lives have been impacted in a number of ways over the [...]

2022-06-28T16:49:53-05:00June 28, 2022|College of Juvenile Justice, Events, K-12 Education, Latest News, Staff News, Student News, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center|
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PV Grads: Alexis Sparks

Hello, everyone. My name is Alexis Sparks, and I'm a criminal justice major with a minor in psychology. I'm from Houston, Texas, and I lived in The Woodlands, Texas, for most of my life.

2022-05-12T13:29:03-05:00May 12, 2022|Brailsford College of Arts & Sciences, College of Juvenile Justice, News, PV Grads, Research and Innovation, Student Legacy, Student News, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center, This Week on The Hill, Videos|
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Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center Speaker Series features sex trafficking victim turned criminal justice reform advocate, Cyntoia Brown-Long

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 5, 2022) - On April 6, 2022, the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center (TJCPC) at Prairie View A&M University, supported in part by the university’s President’s Office, will continue its Spring Speaker Series with a virtual event featuring Cyntoia Brown-Long, an author, speaker, and advocate for criminal justice reform and victims of [...]

2022-04-05T09:47:25-05:00April 5, 2022|College of Juvenile Justice, Events, Latest News, Office of the President/Administration, Staff News, Student News, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center|
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