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A youth is arrested for drug possession, spends time in prison, is unable to get a job as an adult, and turns back to the street. Another youth is arrested for prostitution but is considered a human trafficking victim and is diverted to social services; the youth recovers from the experience and starts a new life.
Choices made in the juvenile justice system have long-terms effects on individuals’ lives that have, in many ways, barely begun. What if the youth arrested for drug possession was removed from his alcoholic father’s care, stayed with an aunt in a better neighborhood, and sent to a treatment program? What if the youth arrested for prostitution was given jail time and simply sent back out on the street?
This week, you analyze the long-term effects of key decisions made on behalf of young offenders.
Cox, S. M., Allen, J. M., Hanser, R. D., & Conrad, J. J. (2018). Juvenile justice: A guide to theory, policy, and practice (9th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Juvenile Justice: A Guide to Theory, Policy, and Practice, 9th Edition by Cox, S. M., Allen, J. M., & Hanser, R. D. Copyright 2017 by SAGE Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications, Inc via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Sims, G. L. (2009). The criminalization of mental illness: How theoretical failures create real problems in the criminal justice system. Vanderbilt Law Review, 62(3), 1053–1083. (Accession No. 43308077)
In this article, focus on section IV, “Applying Juvenile Justice Principles to Address the Theoretical Failings of the Criminal Justice System” (pp. 1075–1082).
https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_foss_a_prosecutor_s_vision_for_a_better_justice_system