League of Women Voters of California
Alameda County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
	Shirley Issel Answers Questions Candidate for Member, Board of Directors; Berkeley Unified School District

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Questions & Answers

1. What would you do to serve the youth who are ending up in the juvenile justice system?

The State of California provides significant funding that targets just this population. Currently we do not have a local program to serve our troubled youth. Instead, we rely upon the County to provide these services in Juvenile Hall and County operated Community Day Schools. I think we can do a better job for some of our youth by using the rich resources in our community to develop programs that reflect best practices in the field. As a clinical Social Worker I know that we could do a better job of helping these kids than we are now doing, Over the past four years I have advocated for just such a program and I will continue doing so until I succeed.