Juvenile Justice Reform – Nebraska

Gov. Heineman signs juvenile justice reform into law, By Paul Hammel and Martha Stoddard, May 30, 2013, Omaha World-Herald: “The state embarked on a new approach in dealing with troubled juveniles Wednesday. Gov. Dave Heineman signed into law a major reform bill that shifts the focus from incarceration to treatment for youthful offenders and puts state probation officers in charge of that rehabilitation work instead of state social workers…”