JUVENILE Reform Foundation (JRF-Ghana) has launched its charity concert to support released juvenile offenders and incarcerated juvenile inmates in the various correctional centres in Ghana. The event, which attracted hundreds of patrons, took place last Saturday in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, was aimed at complementing government’s effort in helping juvenile crime and violence in Ghana. The … Read more
Gospel musician, Mary Agyemang, has been named brand ambassador for Juvenile Reform Foundation (JRF)-Ghana, a non-governmental organisation focused on stemming juvenile crime and violence in Ghana. The ‘change over’ hitmaker, who had her musical breakthrough in 2009 will as part of her new role organise charity concerts locally and internationally, as well as spearhead upcoming … Read more
New York has signed into law raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18, leaving just one state — North Carolina — where 16 and 17-year-olds are automatically referred to adult criminal courts. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the reform into law on Monday, the latest in a raft of initiatives seeking to cement … Read more
The Executive Director of Juvenile Reform Foundation (JRF)-Ghana, Geoffrey Chaucer Ofori, is advising families to desist from neglecting young offenders when they are released from correctional centres. He observed that majority of parents are reluctant investing monies in the education and technical skills of these young offenders. According to him, parents believe that there is … Read more
The Executive Director of Juvenile Reform Foundation (JRF)-Ghana, Geoffrey Chaucer Ofori, has advised families against neglecting juvenile offenders who are released from correctional centres. He observed that majority of parents are reluctant in investing in the education and technical skills of these young offenders. Such parents, according to him, hold the view that those offenders … Read more
My excitement and joy at reading the news item published by ghanaweb.com last saturday 27 August 2016 on the subject of a sod cutting event relating to the construction of a Juvenile Justice Centre at Dodowa in the Greater Accra region , by Crrecent – Child Research and Resource Center are unmeasurable , given the … Read more