Barry Krisberg’s nationally acclaimed research has earned him a high level of respect in juvenile justice circles. President of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency for many years, he is now a criminologist at the University of California, Berkeley.
He has been advocating for progressive reform since the late 1960s. Entrenched for many years in the political and human issues influencing juvenile justice and the welfare of the young people involved, Krisberg has developed an expansive understanding and distinct perspective.
Below is what Krisberg has to say about the waves of reform he’s seen in the past half-century — what’s worked and what hasn’t — where we stand now and the outlook for juvenile justice reform under Donald Trump’s presidency. His comments have been edited for length and clarity.
[For more of this story, written by Sara Tiano, go to http://jjie.org/2016/12/16/bar...rump-administration/]
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