This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By Tom Tyler, PhD...

By Gwendolyn P. Keita, PhD (Executive Director, APA Public Interest Directorate) The shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed African...

2014 APA Annual Convention One in three black male children born in the United States is expected to go to jail or prison at some point...

By Kerry Bolger, PhD (Public Interest Government Relations Office) Did you know that the U.S. incarcerates more of its kids per capita...

By Kerry Bolger, PhD (Public Interest Government Relations Office) Federal law protects children in the juvenile justice system from...