The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center released a groundbreaking report today that provides important insights to guide the next steps for the nation’s second-largest state to reform its juvenile justice system. The report, “Closer to Home: An Analysis of the State and Local Impact of the Texas Juvenile Justice Reforms,” not only has great value in the Lone Star State, it also delivers important lessons for the juvenile justice field in communities across the U.S.
From my perch at a national foundation with a longstanding focus on juvenile justice reform throughout the nation, that is my primary interest:
What are the national implications of this research for the juvenile justice field? Following is my attempt to answer that question, focused on 10 key takeaways.
[For more of the story, written by Nate Balis, go to http://jjie.org/op-ed-10-lesso...-texas-study/108282/]
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