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A Transformative Moment? New York's New Vision for Juvenile Justice

Major changes are afoot in juvenile justice. Governor Paterson recently proposed long-awaited reforms for upstate facilities where young teens are incarcerated. But he also proposed large cuts to alternative-to-detention and diversion programs. Meanwhile, the Bloomberg administration has merged the city’s juvenile justice agency with children’s services, potentially accelerating expansion of community- and family-centered services for juvenile delinquents and other young people.

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Children and Families, Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerBloomberg, Center for New York City Affairs, Child Welfare Watch, children, city government, CNYCA, communities, Criminal Justice, families, fiscal crisis, juvenile justice, juvenile justice system, NYC, policies, policy reforms, politics, reforms, youthComment