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2011
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State Trends: Legislative Victories from 2005 to 2010 Removing Youth from the Adult Criminal Justice System
By Arya, Neelum.
Campaign for Youth Justice (Washington, DC).
Reforms that return youth back to juvenile courts, actions supported by public opinion and cost savings, are described. States looking to cut budget deficits will find useful strategies for dealing with these fiscal difficulties. Sections of this report include: how a youth ends up in the adult justice system; overview; understanding the consequences of trying youth as adults—teen brains are not fully developed, most youth are convicted of minor crimes, they are housed in adult facilities, such ... Read More
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52 pages
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2011
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Misguided Measures: The Outcomes and Impacts of Measure 11 on Oregon's Youth
By Ziedenberg, Jason; Ahmad, Imran; Wight, Shannon.
Campaign for Youth Justice (Washington, DC); Partnership for Safety and Justice (Portland, OR).
The effectiveness of Oregon’s Measure 11 reveals the problems with trying juveniles as adults. "Measure 11 requires youth 15 years or older charged with one of 21 crimes to be prosecuted automatically in the adult criminal system and if convicted of that crime, to serve the same mandatory sentence that applies to adults" (p. 3). Nine chapters follow an executive summary: introduction—Measure 11 for juveniles, what we knew then, and what we know now; history—Measure 11 and automatic transfer in O... Read More
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92 pages
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2011
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Trying Juveniles as Adults: An Analysis of State Transfer Laws and Reporting
By Griffin, Patrick; Addie, Sean; Adams, Benjamin; Firestine, Kathy.
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC).
“In addition to providing the latest overview of state transfer laws and practices, this bulletin comprehensively examines available state-level data on juveniles adjudicated in the criminal justice system” (p. 1). Topics covered include: all states set age levels at where childhood ends and adult criminal responsibility begins; for every 1,000 petitioned delinquency cases, about 9 are waived to criminal court; most states do not track or account for all of their juvenile transfer cases; wide va... Read More
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28 pages
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2010
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The Impact of Prosecuting Youth in the Adult Criminal Justice System: A Review of the Literature
University of California, Los Angeles. School of Law. Juvenile Justice Project (Los Angeles, CA).
Anyone interested in how youth are affected by the adult criminal justice system will find this publication very informative. This report is comprised of ten sections: introduction; methodology; which juveniles are transferred; transfer’s impact on culpability; transfer’s impact on the probability of incarceration; transfer’s impact on the length of incarceration; transfer’s impact on the location of incarceration; transfer’s impact on processing time; transfer’s impact on deterrence and recidiv... Read More
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131 pages
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2009
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From Time Out to Hard Time: Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System
By Deitch, Michele; Barstow, Amanda; Lukens, Leslie; Reyna, Ryan.
University of Texas at Austin. Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (Austin, TX).
“This report provides the first-ever comprehensive look at how the nation treats young children who commit serious crimes, analyzes the available data with regard to the transfer of young children to adult criminal court, documents the extremely harsh and tragic consequences that follow when young children go into the adult criminal justice system, examines international practices, and offers policy recommendations to address this situation” (p. xiii). Chapters in addition to an executive summar... Read More
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116 p.
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2008
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A Review: 17-Year-Old Offenders in the Adult Criminal Justice System: Department of Corrections
By Wade, Kate; McCulley, Shelby; Harkins, David; La Tarte, Allison; Regan, Mary; Sommerfeld, Robert.
Wisconsin Legislative Bureau (Madison, WI).
Issues surrounding the placement of 17-year-old offenders in the Wisconsin adult criminal justice system are examined. Sections comprising this report are: report highlights; introduction; arrests; court proceedings; county jails; state correctional system; probation revocation and recidivism; and future considerations. Appendixes include: 2005 Wisconsin population data; county criminal case filings against 17-year-olds; county sentencing practices in felony cases filed against 17-year-olds; sen... Read More
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119 p.
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2008
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Juvenile Transfer Laws: An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency?
By Redding, Richard E..
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC).
"This bulletin provides an overview of research on the deterrent effects of transferring youth from juvenile to [adult] criminal courts, focusing on large-scale comprehensive OJJDP-funded studies on the effect of transfer laws on recidivism" (p. 1). Sections of this Bulletin include: types of transfer laws; general and specific deterrence; recent OJJDP-funded studies; transferred juveniles more likely to offend; greater likelihood of rearrest; transfers found to increase recidivism; challenges ... Read More
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12 p.
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2008
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Different from Adults: An Updated Analysis of Juvenile Transfer and Blended Sentencing Laws, With Recommendations for Reform
By Griffin, Patrick.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago, IL).
National Center for Juvenile Justice (Pittsburgh, PA); Models for Change (Washington, DC).
The use of transfer laws for handing over juvenile offenders to adult criminal courts and correctional facilities is examined. Sections of this report include: introduction; transfer terms; transfer/blended sentencing provisions chart; judicial waiver laws; statutory exclusion laws; prosecutorial discretion/concurrent judicial laws; other transfer-related laws; historical development of transfer laws; types of blended sentencing; what the data tells us about transfer; total judicial waivers -- ... Read More
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10 p.
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2008
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Critical Condition: African-American Youth in the Justice System
By Arya, Neelum; Augarten, Ian.
Campaign for Youth Justice (Washington, DC).
The involvement of African-American youth in the justice system is reviewed. Eight sections are contained in this report: overview; demographics; risk and protective factors; criminal activity reported by African-American youth; disparities in the juvenile justice system; disparities in the adult criminal justice system; promising approaches to addressing DMC (disproportionate minority contact); and policy recommendations.... Read More
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50 p.
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