Category: Family and Community

Juvenile Justice Reform: What it Means for NH’s Kids

When juvenile crime rates began to rise in the 1960s and worsened in the following decades, public consensus favored drastic measures to ensure child safety. All across America and here in New Hampshire, so-called “zero tolerance” policies were adopted by schools, neighborhoods and the justice system. The “tough on crime” strategy favored punishment rather than prevention and treatment for both adults and children.  One consequence of this era was that New…