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Homeward bound, I'm glad juves are

By Douglas A. Berman

With apologies to riffing from a great song from one of my all-time favorites, this piece from today's New York Times gives sentencing folks a reason to hum a happy tune.  The article is headlined "A Home Remedy for Juvenile Offenders," and here are highlights: [A] new alternative sentencing program, which the city started in February 2007 ... called the Juvenile Justice Initiative, sends medium-risk offenders back to their families and provides intensive therapy.  The city says that in just a year, it has seen significant success for the juveniles enrolled, as well as cost savings from the reduced use of residential treatment centers.... The city said that in the year since the program began, fewer than 35 percent of the 275 youths who have been through it have been rearrested or violated probation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 20, 2008 (boomark / email).