Nebraska Criminal Justice Review, June, 2011.

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CONTENTS:|Social Work Services in the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, by Kathy Foster|The Legislature and Pardons Board turn deaf ears to teens sentenced to life in prison, by Mel Beckman|Hearing the Cries: Faith and Criminal Justice. A new study document by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), by Mike Lindgren|Pennsylvania locks away too many juveniles forever; They are not adults, and should less frequently be treated as though they are, by Professor Jeffrey James Shook|Juvenile life imprisonment without parole (JLWOP): Cruel and unusual Punishment in Nebraska? by Shakur Abdullah|Policy statement of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Juvenile Life Without Parole: Review of Sentences -- April 2011|A walk through the Nebraska court System ... (for those who haven’t been there)|Hammers and Saws Pass from Bar None to Prairie Gold Housing, by John Krejci|Elimination of Community Corrections Council is blow to dialogue among state agencies, by John Krejci|The last word on Nebraska sex offender legislation may still in the future|American Bar Association urges Federal Government and states toward more use of clemency|News and Happenings|Letters