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Can We Do a Better Job With Young Offenders?

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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The health of a nation's soul can be measured by how it treats its youth.

Do we protect, educate, and carefully mold them into responsible adults? When they behave badly, do we prematurely thrust them into adulthood or do we engage in the vital work of restoration and rehabilitation?

Different nations answer these questions differently. In my role as director of Pepperdine Law School's Global Justice Program, I am aware of best practices in dozens of countries. This global perspective also provides me a window into the weaknesses and failings of justice systems around the world, including our own.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/what-uganda-can-teach-us-about-juvenile-justice-158361/#5hC7Pz4svVpMCjXJ.99

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