Justin Chapman the 16 year-old convicted of murder is sentenced to 35 to life in prison

The crime rate in Brooklyn, once considered one of the ten leading crime-ridden communities in the U.S., is down significantly; due in no small part to District Attorney Charles J. Hynes. Brooklyn’s top prosecutor takes seriously not only prosecuting but going after causes of crimes in the first place. His Legal Lives program takes the [...]

Youth, their families, and society suffer multiple consequences from juvenile crime and related problems. Both human and economic costs are significant.
The most profound consequence of juvenile crime is the loss of human life. In 1998, law enforcement made approximately 2,100 juvenile arrests for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter. There was a 48-percent decline in juvenile arrests [...]

Mounting social science research confirms what most Americans already know: The breakdown of the family contributes significantly to many of society’s ills, including poverty, crime, drug addiction, school drop-out rates, and poor health. From this same research, Americans also are learning that when fathers are absent from their families, the rate of juvenile delinquency rises [...]

Although the roots of youth crime may be quite different from one youth to another, recent research has helped focus much more sharply on major underlying issues that often cause or are related to delinquent behavior. Blumstein (1995) attributes recent dramatic upturns in youth violence to the “deadly nexus” of three primary factors:
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