Offenders Under Age 18 in State Adult Correctional Systems: A National Picture
Publication year:
1995
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: This report presents an overview of how state department of corrections are responding to the challenge of dealing with juvenile inmates. This information is based on written surveys from forty-nine states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In addition to states' definitions of "youthful offenders," the survey responses contain information on the minimum age at which juvenile offenders can be sentenced to adult correctional systems, inmate populations, housing policies, programs and recent legislation affecting these issues.
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