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Juvenile Offenders are going Home for Punishment in New York City according to this story by Leslie Kaufman in today's New York Times. The alternative sentencing program, called the Juvenile Justice Initiative, sends medium risk offenders back home, where the family and offender receive intensive therapy. The city reports at last year, the initiative proved successful for the juveniles enrolled and reduced the cost of housing them in residential treatment centers. Fewer than 35 percent of the 275 youths that have been through the program have been rearrested or violated probation. Parents Are Demanding Answers from officials at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, CA, regarding last week's on-campus shooting of 15-year-old Lawrence King...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on February 20, 2008 (boomark / email).