“I am my brother’s keeper.” Roger Herrera, 15 year old student, Dallas, Texas at NCPC’s training, Washington, DC in February, 1986 Roger Herrera’s remark beautifully embodies the National Crime Prevention Council’s beliefs which undergird our programs for teens-the affirmation that teens are part of something larger, that teens can (and have a desire to) take responsibility […]
The Way to Help Teen-Agers
Society does not pay much attention to adolescents until they cross a pathological line into violent crime, teen-age pregnancy, psychiatric distress, running away or suicide attempts. Then we focus on attempts to fix the problem. It’s time we stopped putting so much energy into waiting for problems to occur. We should challenge teen-agers, make them […]
The Way to Help Teen-Agers
Society does not pay much attention to adolescents until they cross a pathological line into violent crime, teen-age pregnancy, psychiatric distress, running away or suicide attempts. Then, we focus on attempts to fix the problem. It’s time we stopped putting so much energy into waiting for problems to occur. We should challenge teen-agers, make them […]
Can the Massachusetts Juvenile System Survive the Eighties?
The authors, a former Commissioner and a former Deputy Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, offer the thesis that the serious offender represents the ultimate test in any juvenile correctional system. They portray how the Massachusetts community-based correctional system has, in its first decade, met that test, and indicate what further work must […]
