News Summary December 11, 2010 ––– January 3, 2011 Models for Change Mentioned The Newsletter Of The Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission ‘Patricia Torbet Honored as Champion for Change in Juvenile Justice Reform’ – December 2010 http://www.jcjc.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/jcjc_community/5030 Pittsburgh, PA (December 8, 2010) - Patricia Torbet, recently retired Senior Research Associate at the National Center for Juvenile Justice, was named as the Pennsylvania Champion for Change for her work in support of the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change… The Times-Picayune (LA) ‘Jeff juvenile services director named Champion of Change’ – December 11, 2010 http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/12/jeff_juvenile_services_directo.html Jefferson Parish Juvenile Services director Roy Juncker has been named a "Champion for Change'' by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for his work in seeking to reform the juvenile justice system… Florida Times-Union ‘Jacksonville Journal: Assistant public defender honored as Champion for Change’ – December 13, 2010 http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-12-13/story/jacksonville-journal-assistant-public-defender- honored-champion-change Assistant Public Defender Rob Mason, director of the juvenile unit for the 4th Judicial Circuit, was recently honored as a Champion for Change by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation… The News Tribune (WA) ‘Prosecutor receives surprise award’ – December 16, 2010 http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/12/16/1467586/prosecutor-receives-surprise-award.html Longtime Benton County Prosecutor Andy Miller attended the Benton-Franklin Adult Drug Court graduation Wednesday expecting to recognize the achievements of five men who have overcome the odds and set their lives back on track…Miller was given the Hero of Hope award for helping start the drug court program and being a founding member and current president of the nonprofit Circle of Hope Foundation, which helps pay for the program….Prior recipients of the Hero of Hope include: the late Diehl Rettig, a prominent Tri-City lawyer and longtime advocate of drug court who died suddenly in May; Kennewick Police Chief Ken Hohenberg; former Benton County sheriff's Lt. Jerry Hatcher; Jacque van Wormer, the Models for Change coordinator for the bicounty juvenile system; and Dave Schulz, president and CEO of Hapo Community Credit Union… 1 News Summary December 11, 2010 ––– January 3, 2011 The Southern Illinoisan ‘Timberlake honored for work in juvenile justice system’ – December 20, 2010 http://thesouthern.com/news/local/article_2c1f3c98-0bf2-11e0-87fe-001cc4c03286.html Story also ran in The Carmi Times (IL) http://www.carmitimes.com/area_news/x1882973264/Missing-southern-Illinois-man-found-dead George W. Timberlake of Mount Carmel, retired chief judge of the Second Judicial Circuit, has been honored for his dedication and accomplishments in improving the juvenile justice system in Illinois. Timberlake is chairman of the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission…In addition to heading the Juvenile Justice Commission, Timberlake serves as a consultant to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Models for Change Project, which seeks to accelerate progress toward a more rational, fair, effective and developmentally appropriate juvenile justice system… West Side Leader (OH) ‘Judge honored for juvenile justice reform’ – December 30, 2010 http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-community-news.asp?aID=11230 The MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change initiative honored Summit County Juvenile Court Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio as a Champion for Change in juvenile justice reform. She was recognized at the Fifth Annual Models for Change National Conference in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7 for her work to improve the lives of youth involved in the juvenile justice system… Pennsylvania Summary Citizens’ Voice (Wilkes-Barre) ‘Task force, school principals share ideas on juvenile justice’ – December 11, 2010 http://citizensvoice.com/news/task-force-school-principals-share-ideas-on-juvenile-justice- 1.1075599 Those tasked with restoring faith in Luzerne County's juvenile justice system on Friday met with those who interact with young people every day: school principals. When the Luzerne County Juvenile Task Force was formed in 2009 after the kids-for-cash scandal rocked the court system, members determined schools had to be the front lines in shaping juveniles' lives, not the criminal justice system… The Express-Times (Easton) ‘Northampton County Juvenile Justice Center tries to rehabilitate young offenders’ – December 13, 2010 http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/northampton-county/index.ssf?/base/sports- 0/1292216412139660.xml&coll=3 When a Northampton County judge sends someone to the county Juvenile Justice Center's treatment program, that youth is not showing up to sit in a cell and serve a set sentence. Juveniles are sentenced to complete a treatment program meant to get at the root causes of their crimes and rehabilitate them… 2 News Summary December 11, 2010 ––– January 3, 2011 Pocono Record ‘Judge denies parole request of man convicted in '71 Smithfield murder’ – December 13, 2010 http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101213/NEWS/12130337/- 1/NEWSMAP A judge has denied the petition of a former Stroudsburg man seeking parole from a life sentence for fatally shooting a woman in Smithfield Township in 1971. Richard Klinger, now 56, was 17 when he murdered Regina Prosser while trying to enter Prosser's home to get the keys to steal her car. Klinger fled, driving cross-country, was later arrested in Florida and brought back to Monroe County, where he pleaded guilty to murder… The Standard Speaker (Hazleton) ‘Former Hazleton councilman to head juvenile justice panel’ – December 15, 2010 http://standardspeaker.com/news/former-hazleton-councilman-to-head-juvenile-justice-panel- 1.1077494 A Hazleton man was selected Tuesday by District Attorney Jackie Musto Carroll to head a new juvenile justice program in Luzerne County. Retired Hazleton Area High School social studies teacher and former city councilman Robert Stevens will serve as coordinator of the Luzerne County Youth Aid Panel, which is an intermediate step between first-time juvenile offenders and a juvenile court judge… The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre) ‘In aftermath of ‘kids for cash,’ creation of youth aid panel touted’ – December 16, 2010 http://www.timesleader.com/news/In_aftermath_of__lsquo_kids_for_cash__rsquo__creation_of_yo uth_aid_panel_touted_12-15-2010.html In the first meeting of its kind, Juvenile Justice Task Force members urged school personnel Wednesday to work hand-in-hand with them in the ongoing effort to remedy the “kids-for-cash” scandal in Luzerne County… Lebanon Daily News ‘Grant for young offenders sought’ – December 16, 2010 http://www.ldnews.com/news/ci_16874101 The Lebanon County commissioners on Thursday approved the renewal of a grant that pays for a program giving first-time juvenile offenders a second chance… 3 News Summary December 11, 2010 ––– January 3, 2011 The Morning Call (Allentown) ‘Serial killer seeks to avoid death’ – December 18, 2010 http://articles.mcall.com/2010-12-18/news/mc-allentown-killer-harvey-robinson-h20101217_1_joan- burghardt-robinson-supporters-jessica-fortney Shackled and in a wheelchair, Lehigh County serial killer Harvey Robinson rolled into court Friday to try to persuade a judge to vacate his last remaining death sentence. Robinson, 36, formerly of Allentown, has successfully appealed two of his three death sentences…Robinson had to be resentenced to life in prison in the Burghardt case because the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 prohibited death penalties for juvenile defendants and Robinson was four months shy of his 18th birthday at the time of the killing. Robinson is scheduled to be resentenced in the Schmoyer case in April because Reibman ruled the jury received improper sentencing instructions… The Times Herald (Norristown) ‘Police: Funding affects success’ – December 21, 2010 http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2010/12/21/montgomery_life/news/doc4d0fe5df6046e37 8070871.txt?viewmode=fullstory Despite the street violence and drug trafficking that plagues Norristown, police work hand-in-hand with social service agencies on crime prevention efforts that are making a difference. But authorities warn scarce funding could reverse those modest successes. The Norristown police run school programs dealing with gun safety, anti-bullying, anti-alcohol and anti-drug use and reporting wrongdoing. The department’s Truancy Abatement Initiative, curfew enforcement and the Police Athletic League have also shown to be effective tools in fighting crime… The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre) ‘Teen’s words after slaying inadmissible, court agrees’ - December 23, 2010 http://www.timesleader.com/news/Teen_rsquo_s_words_after_slaying_inadmissible__court_agree s_12-22-2010.html The state Superior Court has upheld a county judge’s ruling that statements a then-16-year-old made about the shooting death of his great-grandfather in 2009 cannot be used at any court proceeding… The Altoona Mirror ‘Attorney: Moser case warrants juvenile trial’ – December 23, 2010 http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/545475/Attorney--Moser-case--warrants- juvenile-trial.html The Altoona Area High School student charged with stabbing a classmate may have a "low degree of criminal culpability" because of his history of mental health problems, his attorney, Joel Peppetti, said Thursday…The defense intends to