The Chorus Against Juvenile Detention Facilities Is Getting Louder

In yesterday's New York Times, an editorial lambasting the pathetic state of New York's juvenile detention facilities makes a convincing argument for the utter ineffectiveness of these facilities. The full article can be read here. More and more, people are coming to realize that separating children from their families is, more often than not, a grossly ill-conceived manner to deal with the problems posed by juvenile delinquency. Treatment (in its many forms), community based programs and the love and support of friends, families and people in the community with a vested interest in how a young person turns out are almost always offer a better solution for a troubled child. And as stated in a previous post (10/6/10), the best way to prevent your child from falling victim to these deplorable facilities is to prepare and find appropriate resources in the community yourself and with the help of an attorney experienced in handling cases involving children adjudicated to be juvenile delinquents.