Prof. Perry Moriearty Authors Op-Ed in Star Tribune About Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s Approach to Juvenile Justice

Professor Perry Moriearty authored an Op-Ed piece in the Star Tribune about Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s approach to juvenile justice and the criticism she’s received, especially by editorials and letters published by the Star Tribune. She wrote that the county attorney’s methods are in line with much of the Western world and that many European countries “all ground their approaches to youth justice in two key principles: that young people are still developing, and that youth interventions must be rooted in rehabilitation rather than punishment.”