Misguided Measures: The Outcomes and Impacts of Measure 11 on Oregon's Youth
Publication year:
2011
| Cataloged on:
Aug. 12, 2011
ANNOTATION: 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 Oregon; overview—pathways to adult court for Oregon youth; outcomes—not guilty as charged; the disproportionate racial and ethnic impact of Measure 11; pretrial detention—adult jails or youth detention centers; aftermath—long-term impacts of adult convictions; public safety—Measure 11 did not make our communities safer; and recommendations.
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