Bad Behavior Won't Stop With Punishment | Adam Foss | TEDxSuffolkUniversity

Imagine going to jail because you smoked too much, you had diabetes, or you worked too hard. Think about how fast the healthcare industry moves. Now think about prosecution and criminal justice. There has not been much change there. Healthcare takes care of its patients. What about the people who have been prosecuted and their story? We don’t hear about them. Adam shows how a 19 year old boy he prosecuted died, giving you a new perspective on how we can shape criminal justice today. As former Assistant District Attorney in the Juvenile Division of Suffolk County, Adam Foss has become one of Boston’s leading voices for compassion in criminal justice. Recognizing that prosecutors have a unique opportunity to intervene in offender’s lives, Foss co-founded the Roxbury CHOICE Program, a collaborative effort between defendants, the court, the probation department, and the D.A. to recast probation as a transformative experience rather than a punitive process. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx