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JUVENILE JUSTICE REPORT RELEASE – Nov. 1, 2007

Read the Juvenile Justice Report, Getting Juvenile Justice Right in New York: Proven Interventions Will Cut Crime and Save Money
Juvenile Justice executive summary

News Release: Press Conference
News Release: Conference Call

Listen to the NPR segment on Juvenile Justice

WHAT NEW YORK LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS ARE SAYING ABOUT JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM:

“It’s clear that our current system is putting too many juveniles on a path to becoming career criminals. It’s expensive, it’s not working, and it’s time to change.”

-Police Chief Lloyd Perkins,President of the New York State Chiefs Association, Skaneateles Police Department

“It makes my job a whole lot easier and our streets much safer here in New York when we have effective interventions that offer kids who’ve had run-ins with the law a real shot at turning their lives around.”

-Oswego County Sheriff Reuel Todd, President of the New York State Sheriffs’ Association

“Troubled kids will continue committing crimes unless we provide them and their families access to effective treatment programs. Counties need the resources to fund proven programs that hold youth accountable and teach them responsibility so they can learn to make better decisions. These programs keep our community safe by preventing crime before it ever happens.”

-Commissioner Richard Dormer, Suffolk County Police Department

 

LOCAL DATA:

Click the link below to access the New York State Council on Children and Families Kids’ Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse (KWIC). Through KWIC you can access county-by-county data on issues relevant to juvenile justice including juvenile delinquent placements in Office of Children and Family Services facilities and adolescent arrest rates.

http://www.nyskwic.org

High quality pre-kindergarten and educational child care programs prepare children to succeed in school and reduce later crime. MORE >

Abused and neglected children are more likely than other kids to become adult criminals. Research shows parent coaching cuts abuse and neglect and later crime.
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The prime time for juvenile crime is between 2 and 6 pm. High quality after-school programs teach kids skills and values and cut crime. MORE >

Interventions targeting bullies and youths already involved in crime, such as gang members, have cut violence and repeat arrests. MORE>