A collaborative project in California finds that “offer[ing] juvenile offenders and their families a broad range of treatment options outside the confines of a traditional youth detention facility” has more success in reducing future crime than does traditional incarceration. Read the story.
Tags: Youth
Tne New York Times today contains an article about New York’s Juvenile Justice Initiative, which “sends medium-risk juvenile offenders back to their families and provides intensive therapy.” NYC reports “significant success” with the juveniles in the program. The New York Times article is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/nyregion/20juvenile.html