Cambridge Commissioners Push for Juvenile Crime Legislation
Supporters say the change would steer many 18-year-olds accused of lower-level crimes into Juvenile Court and expand access to treatment and training.
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This Week In WorcesterSenate quietly launches another push for juvenile justice reforms
JUST AS WAS the case two years ago, lawmakers sitting down now to finalize a sprawling bill intended to supercharge the region’s economy will need to debate whether the package should also embrace a major criminal justice reform. Senators once again want to use the biennial economic development legislation as the vehicle to increase the age of juvenile jurisdiction, a change that would allow many 18-year-olds accused of lower-level crimes to be …
A 21-year-old member of the IS commits a terrorist attack on the Berlin CSD – although he was known as a danger and had collected a mild juvenile sentence a few weeks earlier. Now, many are calling for the end of juvenile justice for young extremists. Of course, the correct answer is no less – but a juvenile justice plus.
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