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Levin: Incarceration alternatives for youth save money, reduce recidivism

Marc Levin from the Texas Public Policy Foundation has an op ed in the Houston Chronicle arguing that Texas can save money on juvenile justice and reduce recidivism by limiting incarceration to the most serious offenders. The article closes:Texas can continue saving money and protecting public safety by renewing support for probation departments' TYC diversion initiatives that more than pay for themselves as they enable TYC to continue downsizing.For example, intensive in-home programs with both a probation officer and family therapist making frequent home visits significantly reduce recidivism and cost a fraction of TYC. As such local programs take root, juvenile crime continues to drop, and TYC commitments have fallen 38 percent this year...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 10, 2010 (boomark / email).