NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 1, 2005 - 7 BRATER Continued from page 1. But supporters of juvenile justice reform say now is the time for change. Nationally, juvenile justice law is undergoing massive changes, with many states overturning tough legislation passed in the 1990s that stiffened sentences for juvenile offenders and lowered the age at which the accused could be tried as adults. "It can be a very big political hot potato; no one wants to be soft on crime," said Shelli Weisburg, legislative director of the Michi- gan chapter of the ACLU. "But this is really a juvenile justice issue that is long overdue." While Brater's proposal has not yet encountered loud resistance, some state leg- islators are hesitant to rush into reform. Sen. Alan Cropsey (R-DeWitt) said despite the recent studies, the state Senate needs to see much more information before it can entertain Brater's proposed bill. "To redo a judicial sentence is really, real- ly tricky," he said. "It's not that we don't need to relook at this, we just have to be really careful." Cropsey pointed to the case of John Rod- ney McRea of St. Claire Shores. Rodney was convicted in 1950 of killing an 8-year- old boy, slashing his throat and genitals and hiding his body under a concrete slab in a drain field. Although McRea was only 15 at the time, state law allowed him to be tried as an adult. McRea was sentenced to life without parole, but in 1972, then-Gov. William Mil- liken commuted his sentence because of his good behavior. After being released, he com- pleted his parole and moved to Florida with the michigan da his wife and son. Since his move, Florida police have investigated him in connection with the disappearances of two young boys. "(This) would never have happened if he had not been let out of prison," Cropsey said. "That's why we need to say, 'OK, who are we talking about here to be letting out?"' But reform supporters say many youths who commit violent crimes can change with proper rehabilitation. "What we know in terms of moral devel- opment - and we're learning more all the time - is that it comes on in some people much later than we normally think," said Tom Croxton, a psychology professor emeri- tus who studied juvenile justice and ethics at the University. To hold juveniles morally responsible for crimes they committed when "they were not morally developed makes no sense," he added. The United States stands out internation- ally for its tough juvenile justice system. According to the Amnesty International report, all countries except the United States and Somalia have ratified international trea- ties condemning "life imprisonment without possibility of release" for "offenses commit- ted by persons below eighteen years of age." The U.S. Supreme Court boosted juve- nile justice reform last year when it ruled that juvenile executions violated the Eighth Amendment in the landmark case Roper v. Simmons. Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy cited arguments similar to Croxton's, writing, "Retribution is not pro- portional if the law's most severe penalty is imposed on one whose culpability or blame- worthiness is diminished, to a substantial degree, by reason of youth and immaturity." NORICH Continued from page 1 versity for me," said Rackham student Sara Feldman. "She crosses disciplines and is accessible." The largest-ever gift to the college of LSA - a $20 million donation from the Samuel and Jean Frankel Jewish Heritage Foundation - will fund the institute. Most of that money will go toward hiring faculty to conduct research at the University. The 14 scholars will work together on a common topic or theme. The institute aims to give these schol- ars the time and means to devote to Judaic studies. "We give these scholars a community in which to work," Norich said. "This is a place where interdisci- plinary scholarship can flourish. The institute is the largest of its kind at any pub- lic university in the country, Norich said, adding that it will attract scholars at both the national and international level. "(The creation of the Frankel Institute) is the biggest thing to happen to Judaic studies any- where," said Norich. "This makes the University of Michigan one of the biggest centers for Judaic studies in the world." Housed on the third floor of the Frieze Build- ing, it will allow intellectual and physical space for renowned scholars to work. The ceremony for the opening of the institute is scheduled for next week at the Rackham Auditorium. "Michigan will be the address of advanced Jew- ish studies in the country," Norich said. The Frankel Center offers a full range of chrono- logical and methodical studies for both graduate and undergraduate students. Its faculty encompass- es a wide range of fields in the discipline. The center trains new scholars in contemporary and traditional methodologies and texts, offering a variety of services to students of Jewish culture and literature. MCRI Continued from page 1 mative action as a moral disgrace. He said the end of the use of race as a factor in admis- sions policies at the University will be ben- eficial. "It's a good thing because in a good soci- ety, people do not discriminate on the basis of the color of people's skin," he said. University President Mary Sue Coleman has repeatedly affirmed her opposition to MCRI. Other opponents of MCRI argue that besides posing a threat to programs target- ing minorities, the proposal will lead to the end of University programs that further the hiring of women. ADVANCE, a program that helps recruit and hire women in scienc- es and engineering fields, could be elimi- nated if the proposal is approved. LSA junior Alex Moffett, vice president of the University's NAACP chapter, said MCRI's proposal will also present obsta- cles to organizations like the Society of Women Engineers. Moffett said affirmative action helps pro- vide opportunities to students from high schools in low-income areas, where many students belong to a racial minority group. "Until the disparities that usually follow along racial lines are corrected, then things like affirmative action will still need to exist," she said. NAACP now plans to focus its efforts on fundraising and education in the hope of sti- fling the proposal's support, Moffett said. - The Associated Press contributed to this report GREAT ROOMS FOR RENT in heart of UM. Fully furn., 3 or 7 month lease, free Idry., prkg. avail. 734-475-2577. HOUSES FOR FALL '06 - Quaint 4 bed- room houses on central campus, fumished. Great locations. 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