Minneapolis has been selected to get extra help on its juvenile justice efforts from the National League of Cities.

The organization announced Friday that Minneapolis is one of six cities it has picked to offer technical assistance on juvenile-justice reform. The others are Philadelphia, Little Rock, New Orleans, Las Vegas and Gresham (Ore.). The league will set up a Mayors Institute on Children and Families so city leaders can share ideas. It also will send staff members to visit Minneapolis and develop an "action plan."

The league pointed to Minneapolis' efforts to "improve … alternatives to arrest and prosecution; reduce racial disparities at arrest; and improve the chances that young people will succeed after they leave the juvenile-justice system."

Erin Golden