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July | August 2015

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On July 9, 2015, the White House  hosted more than 1,000 youth for its first-ever tribal youth gathering. Cosponsored by UNITY, the event builds on President Obama's Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) initiative, which aims to improve the lives of tribal youth through new investments and increased engagement. First Lady Michelle Obama, who was introduced by 15-year-old Hamilton Seymour of the Nooksack Indian Tribe, delivered
the keynote address.
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More expensive and severe sanctions may have criminogenic—not deterrent—effects. In the study sample, offenders who were placed in an institution had higher recidivism rates than those placed on probation.

—Studying Deterrence Among High-Risk Adolescents

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