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| Why Maine is a leader in juvenile justice |
| By bangordailynews.com - Michael Rocque |
| Published: 06/26/2013 |
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The criminal justice system is often thought of as existing on a pendulum. Opinions about how the system should operate swing from one end of the spectrum to the other over time. In its early history, rehabilitation ruled the day in corrections. The prison was initially called a “penitentiary,” representing the idea that offenders would give penance, pray and leave a changed person. However, the pendulum swung the other way in the 1970s, when public sentiment moved toward the idea that offenders cannot be rehabilitated and punitive measures are best for society. In recent years, the notion that “nothing works” to rehabilitate offenders has been challenged. This is just as true in the juvenile justice system, where numerous “evidence-based” programs have garnered impressive evidence that they can, in fact, significantly reduce problem behavior. Not only does the empirical research suggest rehabilitation works, but the public is increasingly in support of it as opposed to confinement-only. Read More. |
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