Emerg­ing adult jus­tice focus­es on achiev­ing pos­i­tive out­comes for peo­ple ages 18 to 25 involved in the crim­i­nal jus­tice sys­tem. Why focus on this age range?

Accord­ing to Chapin Hall, 1 in 10 young adults — or 3.5 mil­lion peo­ple in the Unit­ed States between the ages of 18 and 25 — expe­ri­ence some form of homelessness.

In the 2021-22 school year, only one in three fourth graders in the United States was reading at grade level, only one in four eighth graders was proficient in math, and rates of chronic absence had skyrocketed.

“Ele­vat­ing Lati­no Par­ent­ing Stu­dents in High­er Edu­ca­ti