The Consequences Aren't Minor: The Impact of Trying Youth as Adults and Strategies for Reform

The report from the United States contains "comprehensive information on the processes and policies that send youth to the adult criminal justice system, data on who is affected and real-life examples of individual youth who have been personally affected" by laws approved during the unjustified hysteria generated by the myth of "roving bands of super-violent youth" (p. 4). Chapters cover: how a youth ends up in the adult justice system; key findings; the opportunity for change; and recommendations.

Read it online at http://nicic.org/Library/022218.