Falling through the Cracks: A New Look at Ohio Youth in the Adult Criminal Justice System
Publication year:
2012
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 30, 2012
ANNOTATION: “[R]ecent research shows that children face long-lasting harms during their time in the adult system and exit adult court more likely to commit a higher number of offenses, and more serious offenses, than similar youth who are retained in the juvenile justice system … Although Ohio has taken a first step toward reducing youths’ contact with the adult criminal justice system, Ohio law still allows many youth to become involved with the adult system. This report focuses on national research and trends regarding youth in the adult system, Ohio’s laws on this issue, and a path forward for Ohio to more effectively respond to youth” (p. 1). This report contains these sections: introduction; research and national context on the effects of placing youth in the adult criminal justice system—trends away from the adultification of youth; children in the Ohio adult criminal justice system—tracks to adult courts how youth come into contact with the adult criminal justice system—bindover, serious youthful offender (SYO), and juvenile justice system involved youth after they turn 18), data and statistics on youth in Ohio’s court systems; the history of Ohio’s adultification laws; shifting directions in Ohio—research and policy behind keeping kids as kids; moving forward—recommendations; and conclusion.
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