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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE EXPERIMENT
(March 15, 2001) An analysis of a two year Restorative Justice Experiment in Indianapolis found the restorative justice approach “has met the needs of victims much better than the conventional system, as well as significantly reducing rearrests of young offenders.” They compared the conventional juvenile justice system with this approach, in which victims confront the pepertrator who is a first time offender, and a reparation agreement is reached.
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SCHOOL DEATH ESTIMATE REVISED UPWARD
(March 15, 2001) According to the Associated Press, Ken Trump, a Cleveland-based consultant, said the deaths in and around, or related to, schools during the 1999- 2000 school year, was actually 31. The National School Safety Center had estimated the number at 16, but noted figures are difficult to come by because “there is no nationally mandated school crime reporting.”
STUDENT BULLYING IS TARGET IN SEVERAL STATES
(March 19, 2001) One result of recent school shootings is state legislation promoting schools to take action “to prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying.” According to the New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com, Colorado, Washington and Oregon are considering such legislation. Georgia and New Hampshire among others have passed similar measures. Other responses by states have been legislation banning guns in schools, increased power to discipline disruptive children, mediation and conflict resolution programs, and broad “guidelines for what is acceptable student behavior.” Others, like J. Brien O’Callaghan, a clinical psychologist in Bethel, Conn., feels anti-bullying legislation is just a “feel-good response”, saying the real problem is “parenting dysfunction.”
KIDS BAD HABITS BLAMED ON MOVIES
(March 23, 2001) The MSNBC story: “Kids’ Bad Habits Blamed on Movies,” reported a research survey of 5,000 middle school children in New Hampshire and Vermont that was conducted by Dartmouth Medical College. Results reported to the Society of Behavioral Medicine were that “kids whose parents don’t let them watch R-rated movies are five times less likely to try cigarettes or alcohol than youngsters who are allowed to watch whatever they want.”
TEACHERS OUT OF LOOP
(March 26, 2001) The Washington Times, http://www.washingtontimes.com, reported a survey compiled by the opinion firm Public Agenda in which 70% of the teachers around the country interviewed said “they are ‘left out of the loop’ in crucial school decisions.” Darrell Capwell, a spokesman for the American Federation of Teachers says the survey shows teachers are included in School District decisions as “almost an afterthought.”
THERAPIST RISK
LIABILITY WITH "BORDERLINE FAMILIES”
(April 4, 2001) In edition 2, 2000 of Insight, a trade journal features an interview with Psychologist/Attorney Bryant L. Welch, in which he describes the potential liability risks in working with borderline patients. He states that “borderline patients can benefit enormously from good, long term psychotherapy…It’s “a real tragedy to me that a licensing board can create a climate of fear…if the patient regresses and files a complaint then there will be a judgment of unethical conduct against the therapist.” A variety of safeguards are recommended, including: periodic consultations with a colleague who understands the dilemmas associated with borderline cases, setting appropriate limits, and adequate documentation.
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