From our newsletter:
Boston Globe supports raising the age: The Boston Globe ran the following editorial on Sunday:
Keep 17-year-olds out of adult prisons APRIL 14, 2013 | Under Massachusetts law, 17-year-olds are treated as adults in the criminal justice system. A sensible effort is underway in the Legislature to raise that age of juvenile jurisdiction to 18.
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Recent Events
CfJJ's 2012 Leadership Celebration
November 29, 2012
CfJJ's 5K Walk/Run 2012
October 14, 2012
Conference - Positive Results: How Positive Youth Development Can Change Juvenile Justice
March 29, 2012
Juvenile Justice Forum with author David Chura
February 8, 2012
Leadership Celebration 2011
Honoring Scott Harshbarger and featuring keynote speaker Vincent Schiraldi
December 1, 2011
CfJJ on the Run 5K
at Jamaica Pond
October 16, 2011
Juvenile Justice Forum: Taking Care of Our Own
with Simon Singer
July 12, 2011
Good. Fast. Cheap. (Pick All Three): Why Diversion Works for Kids
April 28, 2011
Leadership Celebration
honoring Ned Loughran
and featuring keynote speaker Dr. Laurence Steinberg
December 2, 2010
Juvenile Justice Forum: Youth in Gangs, Beyond the Headlines
November 3, 2010
Juvenile Re-Entry Conference
February 11, 2010
Leadership Celebration
honoring Judge Martha Grace (ret.)
and featuring keynote speaker Bob Schwartz
December 3, 2009
Juvenile Justice Forum
with Chief Justice Michael Edgerton
July 28, 2009
Leadership Celebration
honoring McDermott Will & Emery and the Children's Law Center of Massachusetts
and featuring keynote speaker Liz Ryan
December 4, 2008
Juvenile Justice Forum
with Child Advocate Gail Garinger
September 10, 2008