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DC juvenile justice chief resigns
4th of December 2009
Four years ago, then-Mayor Anthony Williams elevated the juvenile justice director position to a cabinet level, a reflection of the importance of addressing the myriad problems associated with youth crime, rehabilitation and recidivism. He found a reformer in Vincent Schiraldi.
Mr. Schiraldi’s tenure as head of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services has seen fundamental changes to the philosophy and practice of the department. Mr. Schiraldi has heralded a new focus on a positive youth development approach and a commitment to resocialization of committed and detained youth – as opposed to the District’s historical focus on incarceration. Now the search will be on for a replacement as Mr. Schiraldi has accepted a job in New York. Read today’s Washington Post op-ed piece on this transition here