NYSPA Report: Raise the Age of Jurisdiction

• By: Barry B. Perlman, MD Jamie Papapetros
• July 1st, 2016
• adolescent development, advocacy, criminal responsibility, juvenile justice, mental health services, public policy, rehabilitation, youth offenders
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An important part of the mission of the New York State Psychiatric Association is its work to assure the incorporation of good, up to date science into public policy as well as its work to protect vulnerable populations. NYSPA’s advocacy for raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York...