Criminal
Dec. 22, 2010
Shifting Values in Juvenile Justice?
It's been a long journey in the right direction for the juvenile justice system, but it's not over yet. By Sue Burrell of the Youth Law Center.
It wasn't a bad year for juvenile justice in California. In fact, it has been a remarkably good decade considering the disasters faced by other public systems. Recent developments reflect an incipient national shift toward child-centered values. We are (at last) seeing a withering away of the get tough, lock 'em up philosophy that for two decades has fueled construction of prison-like facilities; initiatives to try more kids as adults; and ...
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