Letter to the Editor: Juvenile justice changes needed
Mar 2, 2009, D.A. Schexnayder, child and adolescent psychiatrist, Baton Rouge Advocate
The juvenile justice system is getting well-deserved attention. In my 28 years as a child and adolescent psychiatrist, I have served as an expert witness, a member/chairman of the Jefferson Parish Juvenile Services Advising Board and a consultant at Jetson Detention Center. I have also done psychiatric evaluations and provided treatment for juveniles in the Office of Youth Development and the Office of Juvenile Justice. On the board, it was the consensus that detention was costly and…
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