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Juvenile Delinquency: If We Fail Our Children, We Fail Our Future

January 30, 2013 By PaulHeroux

I am very please the Gov Patrick has decided to push Massachusetts towards age appropriate juvenile justice reform. I am especially pleased because there is a trend in America that is leading us to be more punitive in how we address … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, jail, juvenile-justice, life-in-prison, prison

Kids Need Love Most When They Deserve It Least

April 15, 2012 By PaulHeroux

There is disturbing a trend in Massachusetts and across America that is leading us to be more punitive in how we address juvenile crime. Anyone who thinks that teenagers should be released back into society because they are a minor doesn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, criminal-justice, criminal-law, delinquency, juvenile-justice

Will We Spend Another $16 Million This Summer on Unknown Outcomes?

March 20, 2012 By PaulHeroux

Times are tight. Money is scarce. Taxes are our money. Last summer Massachusetts spent $16 million on anti-violence and job placement programs for youth. We are likely to repeat such programs again. However, two important question should … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, crime, gun-control, gun-violence, juvenile-justice, taxes, youth-advocacy-program

Many justice-related foundations closing due to the Madoff Ponzi scheme

January 2, 2009 By AmberPaw

Just when you thought the news could not get worse, it turns out that foundations and groups who acted as watch dogs for justice also had their funds managed by Bernie Made-off* with the money: Robert Crane, president of the New York-based … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: access-to-justice, aclu, criminal-justice, foundations, jimmie-tingle, justice-reform, juvenile-justice, madoff, ponzi-scheme

Harvard Law School grad and Chief Justice of the Middlesex Juvenile Ct appointed “Child Advocate”

March 28, 2008 By AmberPaw

What Judge Garinger, who leaves a secure and powerful role as a presiding judge had to say was quoted here: http://www.bostonnow.com/news/... Judge Garinger's online profile is sparse: http://www.mass.gov/courts/cou... According to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-advocate, child-welfare, gail-garinger, harvard, juvenile-justice

63% of the juveniles in lock ups are minority – ACLU flunks the Bay State

December 10, 2007 By AmberPaw

For the whole report, go to: http://www.aclu.org/intlhumanr... You can see their results for most states. For Massachusetts: The study also found fault with what it called state inaction on the disproportionate rate that children of color … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, disparities-in-sentencing, juvenile-justice, racial-profiling, racism

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