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Council Member Stevens discusses juvenile justice reform bill
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Council Member Althea V. Stevens explains the importance of a new bill mandating data collection and reporting on justice-involved youth, particularly those aged 16-17. She emphasizes the need for accountability, improved outcomes, and a more rehabilitative approach in the juvenile justice system.
- The bill requires the collection of arrest information, demographic data, and increased reporting frequency.
- It aims to track outcomes of youth in secured detention facilities and ensure interventions are constructive rather than purely punitive.
- Stevens urges her colleagues to vote in favor of the legislation, citing its alignment with shared goals for better outcomes for justice-involved youth in New York City.
Althea V. Stevens
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Of adapting a more rehabilitative approach for Justin involved.
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You sixteen seventeen year olds.
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However, this shift comes comes with the responsibility of ensuring that our system, particularly with the children and The children services, ACS, and the department whole patients are equipped with the necessary data and insights to deliver the appropriate services and interventions.
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This bill will mandate the collection of arrest information demographics data, and increase the frequency of reporting, all of which are critical steps for oversight and resources allocations and policy development.
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But more than that, this bill is about accountability and improvement.
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As we've seen more use interring secured detention facilities.
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There's an urgent need to track their outcomes, ensure that our interventions are not just punitive, but constructive.
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We must be able to respond to their needs and real with real solutions.
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This bill will help us do just that.
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Our urge my colleagues to vote and favor this legislation as it aligns with our shared goals of promoting better outcomes for justice involved youth in New York City.
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I don't I like to thank our committee staff for their hard work oh, sorry.
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I'm turning the paperwork over.
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For their hard work, I'm preparing for this vote committee, counsel Christina, policy analyst Elizabeth, as well as my staff.
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I will now turn it over to the clerk.
