From the Daily News:A promising Bloomberg administration program designed to help troubled juveniles needs immediate reform.
Queens Family Court Judge John Hunt revealed last week that teens deemed delinquents were walking away from city group homes pretty much as they pleased.
The courts had issued more than 400 warrants for kids who’d absconded. One runaway had bolted 10 times. The case of one Arnold P., who went AWOL from a Far Rockaway group home where he was supposed to spend 18 months, was the most frightening. He was subsequently charged in five robberies while on the loose.
Until recently, New York State housed delinquent city teens in upstate facilities where conditions were horrendous. The state forced the city to pay exorbitant costs for the privilege.
Then the Bloomberg administration, arguing that the kids would fare better near home, lobbied Albany to turn custody of the delinquents over to the Administration for Children’s Services.
They were placed in 11 facilities operated by private organizations — and they have been taking off far too frequently. Almost half return voluntarily within 24 hours and two-thirds within 48 hours. That’s all well and good, but they shouldn’t be taking off in such numbers in the first place.
8 comments:
Time to consider reform school.
No shit, Sherlock!
Fuck political "correctness" and bring back reform schools!
This way the rotten apples won't spoil the rest of the barrel.
there are far too many of these group homes in Rockaway Park, like St. John's Home. three blocks away it's a crack sale block. coincidence?
Time to consider 46th trimester abortions.
These are spreading throughout Queens. Do you think city council get tear itself away from street renaming and gay issues to address this?
nah, its your problem.
The pedophiles love 'em.
Put these misfits in isolated areas in structured environments that are closely monitored. The individuals living in these homes from what we can see are not closely monitored. They inhabitants are often seen out on the street in front of the home harassing adults and children.
Who monitors these places anyway?
These houses should be subjected to spontaneous inspections round the clock. Many of these kids that live in the homes are up to no good.
There are group homes in Bayside that are too close to schools and areas which are frequented by many children -- boys and girls.
There is one across the street from a school, playground and park. The boys that live in the group home across the street have been seen loitering and exhibiting unacceptable behavior in broad daylight while kids are being dropped off and picked up at the school.
All the school can do is keep reporting the activity to the police. The parents do the same.
Some of these kids living in theae home are obviously high at times.
How smart is it having such a group home in such close proximity to a elementary school.
It is rather sick don't you think?
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