Resources for The Politics of Youth Workshop
These resources are for the February 20-21 event, "The Politics of Youth Workshop."
Youth Development Resources
- Collaborative on Global Children's Issues. Children and Youth Resource Hub.
Youth in the Media and Workshop Case Studies
- Chan, K., Kelley, C., Kelley, S., Murphy, K., & Crockett, E. “News coverage of youth crime increased while youth arrest rate fell.” Child Trends, 2024. Available at: https://www.childtrends.org/publications/news-coverage-youth-crime-increased-arrest-rate.
- Mendel, Richard. “The Real Cost of ‘Bad News’: How Misinformation is Undermining Youth Justice Policy in Baltimore”. The Sentencing Project, December 11, 2024. Available at: https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/the-real-cost-of-bad-news-how-misinformation-is-undermining-youth-justice-policy-in-baltimore/.
- Benhold, Katrinn. “The Contagious Gen Z Uprisings.” The New York Times, October 19, 2025. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/world/gen-z-revolutions-protests-louvre-heist-gaza.html.
- Ford, William. "Moore signs bills to tighten juvenile justice, expand gun safety measures." Maryland Matters, May 16, 2024. Available at: https://marylandmatters.org/2024/05/16/moore-signs-bills-to-tighten-juvenile-justice-expand-gun-safety-measures/.
- ACLU Maryland. "ACLU of Maryland Statement on House Judiciary Committee Passage of HB 814/SB 744”. February 27, 2024. Available at: https://www.aclu-md.org/es/press-releases/aclu-maryland-statement-house-judiciary-committee-passage-hb-814sb-744/.
“Maryland prosecutors blast Youth Charging Reform Act, warn juvenile system is 'broken”. February 5, 2026. WBFF Fox45 Baltimore. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tVvrLwey4.
Naides, Shai. "Bridging the Intergenerational Trust Gap." February 19, 2026. Available at: https://shainaides.substack.com/p/bridging-the-intergenerational-trust.
Asset-Based Approaches
- Lisa M. Lawson, Thrive: How the Science of the Adolescent Brain Helps Us Imagine a Better Future for All Children (New York: The New Press, 2025).
- "USAID Youth In Development Policy." United States Agency for International Development, 2022. Available at: https://globalchildren.georgetown.edu/publications/youth-in-development-policy-2022-update.
- “Development Assets Framework for Youth Development.” The Search Institute. Available at: https://searchinstitute.org/developmental-assets.
- Lerner, Richard M., and Jacqueline V. Lerner. “The 5 C Model of Positive Youth Development.” Harvard University. Available at: http://exploresel.gse.harvard.edu/frameworks/52/.
- Scales, Peter C. “A New Generation of Positive Youth Development: Inclusive Opportunity and Contribution for All Youth through Critical Developmental Relationships.” The Search Institute, 2025. Available at: https://d2pck61xhq74q6.cloudfront.net/A-New-Generation-of-Positive-Youth-Development-Peter-Scales-Ph.D.pdf.
- “Youth, Peace & Security - Overview & Agenda.” United Nations. Available at: https://www.un.org/en/peace-and-security/youth-peace-and-security-guide.