A Need for Correction: Reforming New York’s Juvenile Justice System

The federal Department of Justice has threatened to take over the state’s juvenile justice system because of incidents of staff violence and inadequate psychiatric care for mentally ill children in custody. Will the state and city improve mental health services and conditions of confinement for juvenile delinquents? Child Welfare Watch released its latest report, examining alternatives to incarceration.

Children and Families, Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerOctober 20, 2009Center for New York City Affairs, child welfare, Child Welfare Watch, children, CNYCA, communities, juvenile justice system, NYC, policies, public policy, reforms, report, The New School, youthComment