OP-ED: Can Young Offenders Be Rehabilitated? [JJIE.org]

Samantha Sangenito 8/25/144:00 AM

The bottom line for all offenders, and especially for kids, is that detention should only be used when the criminal is an ongoing threat to the community. If he is then he should be held in a humane facility where he can receive whatever treatment and support he needs to reintegrate. Any use of detention for a punitive result is not only misguided, but morally wrong, especially with kids.

[For more of this story, written by John Lash, go to http://jjie.org/op-ed-can-youn...ehabilitated/107475/]

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