Shifting Values in Juvenile Justice – Daily Journal (December 21, 2010)

This is an op ed piece summing up juvenile justice reform in the first part of the 21st century. It takes the position that we are moving away from the punitive attitudes of the 1980’s and 1990’s and toward a vision for juvenile justice that is more in keepiing with what we now know about adolescent development and the potential for young people to change. The articles discusses legislative changes, Supreme Court decisions, budgetary realignment and initiatives directed at improving services and reducing incarceration.