This report is part two in TCJC’s two-part series entitled, Protecting Texas’ Most Precious Resource: a History of Juvenile Justice Policy in Texas. Part II: The TYC Era: Between Rehabilitation and Punishment 1949-2008 examines the history of juvenile justice policy in Texas from the formation of the Texas Youth Council in 1949 until the SB 103 reforms of 2007.

 

 

This report is part one in TCJC’s two-part series entitled, Protecting Texas’ Most Precious Resource: a History of Juvenile Justice Policy in Texas.  Part I: The Path to the Texas Youth Council: Creating a Protective Umbrella for Juvenile Offenders, 1887-1949 examines the history of juvenile justice policy in Texas from the founding of Gatesville reformatory in 1889 until the formation of the Texas Youth Commission in 1949.
 

 Please contact acorrea@criminaljusticecoalion.org for a copy of the reports listed above.

 

TCJC's report, Pepper Spray in the Texas Youth Commission: Research Review and Policy Recommendations, summarizes the results of our research on the physical and psychological impact of pepper spray on youth held in state custody, as well as the potential legal ramifications of its expanded use in Texas Youth Commission facilities.