The Watershed of Juvenile Justice Reform
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Crime & Delinquency
- Vol. 32 (1) , 5-38
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128786032001002
Abstract
This article presents an overview of current policy debates surrounding reform in the juvenile justice system. New data on trends in juvenile crime and the justice system are also presented. These data reveal that while juvenile arrests have declined, the juvenile justice system has become more formal and restrictive and more oriented toward punishment. The authors also present their views of policy implications and potential remedies.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Youth in Confinement: Justice by GeographyJournal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 1984
- Rethinking Juvenile JusticeCrime & Delinquency, 1983