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Trump nominates Liberty University professor to Justice Department post
Hat tip, JoeMyGod: Trump Nominates Liberty U Professor To DOJ Post
#POLITICS DECEMBER 18, 2017 / 8:52 PM / UPDATED 14 HOURS AGO
Trump nominates Liberty University professor to Justice Department post
Sarah N. Lynch 3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he plans to nominate Liberty University School of Law professor Caren Harp to oversee the Justice Department’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
If ultimately confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Harp would oversee the Justice Department office that trains and works with state and local communities to develop effective juvenile justice programs and prevent delinquency. ... Harp previously was director of the National Juvenile Justice Prosecution Center at the American Prosecutors Research Institute.
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Harp, who holds a law degree from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, has also worked as both a prosecutor and a public defender, including as chief of the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit in New York City, Family Court Division, and as a trial attorney for the Arkansas Public Defender Commission.
In an article published in May, Harp raises questions about the role of adolescent neuroscience in the courtroom and writes that the best way to tackle juvenile justice is by teaching youth to accept responsibility and involve them in community-based diversion programs to prevent them from re-offending.
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Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch; Editing by Leslie Adler
Trump nominates Liberty University professor to Justice Department post
Sarah N. Lynch 3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he plans to nominate Liberty University School of Law professor Caren Harp to oversee the Justice Department’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
If ultimately confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Harp would oversee the Justice Department office that trains and works with state and local communities to develop effective juvenile justice programs and prevent delinquency. ... Harp previously was director of the National Juvenile Justice Prosecution Center at the American Prosecutors Research Institute.
....
Harp, who holds a law degree from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, has also worked as both a prosecutor and a public defender, including as chief of the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit in New York City, Family Court Division, and as a trial attorney for the Arkansas Public Defender Commission.
In an article published in May, Harp raises questions about the role of adolescent neuroscience in the courtroom and writes that the best way to tackle juvenile justice is by teaching youth to accept responsibility and involve them in community-based diversion programs to prevent them from re-offending.
....
Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch; Editing by Leslie Adler
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go down. I forget who the blogger was, but in Palin's heyday , this blogger was desperate to get the word out about this movement and now it's happening, in my opinion.
I dearly hope those religious boot camps (under the guise of community-based programs) where teens are often abused and forced to confess to Christianity don't get resurrected under this guy.
