This episode of the MacNeil/Lehrer Report discusses the juvenile criminal justice system. The episode focuses on recent law passed by the New York state legislature enforcing stricter punishment for youths as young as thirteen who are convicted of violent crime. Guests examine various state juvenile justice measures, and offer divergent opinions on effective criminal policy and reform. Interviewees include a judge from the Albany County Court, the former head of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, and the director of the Center for Studies in Criminal Justice at the University of Chicago.
