TED Talks
Adam Foss: A Prosecutor's Vision For A Better Justice System
TV-PG
2016 • E56 Mar 21, 2016 15mWhen a kid commits a crime, the US justice system has a choice: prosecute to the full extent of the law, or take a step back and ask if saddling young people with criminal records is the right thing to do every time. In this searching talk, Adam Foss, a prosecutor with the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office in Boston, makes his case for a reformed justice system that replaces wrath with opportunity, changing people's lives for the better instead of ruining them.