September 19, 2011

"Community-Based Juvenile Treatment Programs" Guests: Richard Louis III and Tommie Baines Allen and Dr. Melody discuss with their guests recent national research regarding the shift of county juvenile justice systems towards community-based treatment alternatives in response to the growing state and county budget deficits. As well as statistic showing that offenders dealing with mental health and/or drug related issues tend to get worse when incarcerated with more violent offenders, while tending to do much better when they go to a residential treatment program or are dealt with through a community-based treatment program.