ASSAULT CLASSES Alternative Sentences for Juvenile Delinquents INTRODUCTION "I had a girl shot in a tavern because she didn't lower her radio. She came in the tavern, was having a drink, had her radio on, some guy asked her to turn down her radio, she said 'Fuck you,' he pulled out a gun, shot her in the chest with a .22. The call came out. I picked her up, she was choking and gagging, she …showed first 75 words of 2253 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2253 total…programs such as the one in New Bedford, then the juvenile violence problem may well be on its passage out. It's not going to be an easy accomplishment, nor will it be instantaneous; several generations may come and go before any real gain is made. But programs like the one reviewed help get the ball rolling even though they apply to only one facet of the problem and barely offer fifty percent of the solution.