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New York Juvenile Justice Under Review

By Conaway and Strickler

New research indicates that New York?s juvenile detention centers fail to keep the youths secure and do not meet their treatments and services needed for recovery. This new information has underlined many juvenile justice advocates? sentiments that the state needs to rethink its actions and responses to troubled youth. Policymakers and prosecutors alike agree that New York should limit the number of juveniles sent to prison-like facilities and create more community-based programs for reducing youth crimes. These programs have statistically shown to be less expensive and more effective than the residential facilities. A shocking 89 percent of juvenile boys placed in residential facilities go on to commit further crimes. Roughly 1,600 youths are sent to these facilities each year, however, the majority of these youths have not committed serious felony crimes...continue to full post

Full post as published by Georgia Criminal Defense Blog on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).