If recent changes in crime were due to changes in the legal handling of youth under 18, marked age-specific patterns would be observable. Such effects are not found in arrest data from New York City. Thus, it does not appear to be accurate to attribute recent increases in violent crime to the State law known as “Raise the Age.” Continue reading Minor Role III: Youth Under Age 18 and New York City Violence
On December 5, 2018, the Department of Justice officially abolished its Science Advisory Board (SAB) for the Office of Justice Programs. Continue reading DOJ Science Advisory Board: 2010-2018
Looking through old files… I just found the notes I used for a presentation I did at a national conference on youth policy organized by the Center for the Study of Social Policy. In November 2019! Just before the whole world changed due to the pandemic and the crime surge that followed. Now, as I watch some states trying to undo good youth justice policies, maybe I should say: Told Ya So! Continue reading Good Stories are not Enough
Jeffrey Butts, a John Jay College professor who has spent his career researching juvenile justice, said the problem is too wrapped up in politics and rhetoric. What it really needs is thoughtfulness and nuance. Continue reading Syracuse’s stubborn youth crime problem: Does anyone here have the will to act?
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