Approximately 40 percent of juvenile offenders in Texas suffer from a mental illness. The juvenile justice system can include mental health treatment within delinquency interventions for these offenders with positive outcomes and lower costs.
Criminal Justice
When an abuser’s sentence ends, the victim’s life sentence begins
Nearly every woman carries the fear of becoming a victim of a violent crime. She may not always say it, but every time she walks to the office, takes her children on an errand run, or double-checks the lock on her front door at night, there is an underlying calculation of what she needs to do to keep herself safe....
September 19, 2026