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Most Juvenile Crime Victims Are Other Juveniles; FBI crime statistics reveal that 62 percent of victims of non-violent juvenile crimes were other juveniles, while only 38 percent were adults. ... Free Crime / Punishment Newsletter!
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crime.about.com/od/juvenile/Juvenile_Crime_and_Issues.h...
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The threat of this harsher punishment will result in lowered juvenile crime rates. ... 1994. "A Test of the Deterrent Effect of Legislative Waiver on Violent Juvenile Crime." Crime and Delinquency 40:96-104, cited in "Bishop, Donna, "Juvenile Offenders in the Adult Criminal System," 27 Crime and Justice 81 (2000)
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www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/juvenile/stats/k...
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The intent of the juvenile justice system in Indiana remains focused upon rehabilitation, as opposed to punishment, ... Our target is kept on the relatively few offenders who commit most of violent crimes, isolating them from the rest of society for the longest period of time. The victims of violent crime and our society...
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www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/juvenile/juvenile.htm
www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/juvenile/juvenile.htm
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While compared to white youths accused of similar crimes, minority youth offenders are somewhat more likely to be sentenced to CYA facilities by juvenile courts (minority youth are 77.0% of violent crime arrestees, 84.5% of CYA sentencings), ... Michael Tonry, 1995. Malign Neglect:: Race, Crime, and Punishment in America.
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www.buildingblocksforyouth.org/colorofjustice/coj.html
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As the penalties for juvenile crimes are toughened, ... The Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Act (Senate Bill 10) would spend megabucks on more punishment, but hardly anything on prevention. The passage of this bill would dangerously undermine the protections that now exist for children in the criminal justice system.
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www.come-over.to/fasstar/juvcrime1.htm
www.come-over.to/fasstar/juvcrime1.htm
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State Representative Jim Pitts of Waxahachie wants to make sure in Texas violent juvenile offenders won’t escape punishment. Representative Pitts says, “Are our laws too ... He’s calling for 11-year-olds to be eligible for capitol punishment. He wants determinant sentencing eliminated when crimes are pre-mediated.
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home.c2i.net/sissel.norway/juvenile.htm
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While 19 percent of index crimes are committed by youth, index crimes do not include all violent or serious offenses. Juvenile courts see primarily property and drug offenses, not violent crimes. Arrest rates are less reliable than crimes "cleared by arrest" as juveniles are often arrested in groups.
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www.aypf.org/forumbriefs/1997/fb110797.htm
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Access to Juvenile Courts - This recent increase in violent crimes committed by juveniles has caused a shift from goals of rehabilitation to those of retribution and deterrence. ... Separate trial, separate penal provision, and an emphasis on reform rather than punishment were enshrined in the new legislation. At the heart...
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www.karisable.com/crpunyouth.htm
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Five years ago today, violent teens in Pennsylvania began serving "adult time for adult crime." Under the law, youths 15 and older charged with certain serious crimes go to trial in adult criminal court, unless a judge transfers the case to juvenile court. ... Day Three Punishment backfires under 'adult time';
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www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20010318jintro0318areg...
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