How Our Roller-Coaster Juvenile Justice System Began [JJIE.org]

Samantha Sangenito 2/14/1712:00 PM

Juvenile justice in America is akin to a roller coaster ride — when it goes up, it always goes down, and with kids screaming.

Just when we learn how to better the system that will make kids better, something comes to tear it down.

The trend today is to reach for what works to improve kids’ lives, but looking back at the tracks it becomes clear that there have been other peaks of joy and falls filled with screams.

I think more folks now realize a basic truth of effective juvenile justice: how we treat our kids today will decide what our adults will look like tomorrow.

[For more of this story, written by Steven Teske, go to http://jjie.org/2017/02/13/379787/]

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