By Benjamin Chambers, July 22 2009
Last March, Missouri's successful juvenile justice reform efforts (the so-called "Missouri Model") hit the national headlines because of their focus on treatment and rehabilitation vs. punishment, offering alternatives to incarceration, and working with teens in small groups outside of detention centers.
If you want to see the program for yourself, the Ash Institute at Harvard now has an inspiring 29-minute video describing Missouri's innovative innovative juvenile justice system. Check it out.
Topics: Juvenile Justice Reform, No bio box
Updated: February 08 2018