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Vincent Schiraldi

Vincent Schiraldi is a visiting fellow at the Pinkerton Foundation and former secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.

3/22/2026

The Racist Roots of Youth Justice Are Buried Deep

Despite tremendous progress in reducing youth incarceration, we have a long way to go to equalize treatment of youth of color.

12/15/2025

Why is New York City So Safe? And What Can That Tell us About Achieving Safety Elsewhere?

Vincent Schiraldi argues keeping more teens in the juvenile justice system, and closer to home when incarcerated, made New York City safer.

9/8/2025

Trump’s Youth Justice Agenda Will Make Us Less Safe

As he announced the deployment of National Guard troops to the streets of our nation’s capital, despite crime being at historic lows in Washington, President Trump also called for prosecuting 14-year-olds as adults in the city.