New Therapy for Young Offenders This Month, Kane County to Launch Two New Programs for Higher-Risk Juvenile Cases

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Byline: Kara Spak Daily Herald Staff Writer

Some of Kane County's most hard-core juvenile offenders will get another chance to straighten out under two new programs being launched locally.

Central Baptist Family Services, a non-profit organization that runs Kane County's sex offender treatment programs, will offer "family functional therapy" and "aggression replacement therapy" to select 11- to 18-year-olds later this month.

"The population we're looking to serve are higher-risk young men and women," said Bruce Rasey, senior vice president of Central Baptist Family Services. "If they continue with their activities, this will likely lead to the department of …