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Children in Adult Jails, New York Times, November 2007
D.C. Poll on Juvenile Justice, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner, Summer 2008
Different from Adults: An Updated Analysis of Juvenile Transfer and Blended Sentencing Laws, with Recommendations for Reform, Patrick Griffin, National Center for Juvenile Justice, November 2008
Don’t Throw Away the Key: Reevaluating Adult Time for Youth Crime in Virginia, JustChildren, November 2009
Effects on Violence of Laws and Policies Facilitating the Transfer of Juveniles from the Juvenile Justice System to the Adult Justice System, American Journal Of Preventive Medicine, 2007
Incarcerated Juveniles Belong in Juvenile Facilities, American Psychiatric Association News Release, February 27, 2009
New! Web site JLWOP International Resource Guide and Brief Bank
Juvenile Transfer Laws: An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency?, Richard E. Redding, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, August, 2008
Official Policy on Sentencing Youthful Offenders, American Bar Association, February 2008
Prosecuting Juveniles in Adult Court, The Sentencing Project, 2002
Rethinking Juvenile Justice, Press Release of Book by Laurence Steinberg and Elizabeth Scott, Harvard University Press, 2008
Sample Talking Points: Trying Kids as Adults
Seeking Justice for Crimes - and Youngsters, Guest Opinion, Beth Rosenberg, Tucson Citzen, January 22, 2009
Some Progress on Kids and Jails, New York Times Editorial, August 19, 2008
States Are Rethinking Treating Juvenile Offenders Like Adults, AP, December 2007
States Rethink 'Adult Time for Adult Crime', Stephanie Chen, CNN.com, January 15, 2010
Summary: Childhood on Trial Report, Coalition for Juvenile Justice
The Case for Juvenile Courts, New York Times Editorial, August 18, 2008
The Changing Borders of Juvenile Justice, MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice
The Economics of Juvenile Jurisdiction, Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute, August 2005
The Mark of a Criminal Record, Devah Pager, American Journal of Sociology, 2003
Trying Youth as Adults Research Index
What Do Juvenile Offenders Know About Being Tried As Adults? Implications for Deterrence, Juvenile & Family Court Journal, 2005
Youth Crime/Adult Time: Is Justice Served?, Building Blocks for Youth
New! Colorado Raises Minimum Age for Direct File, Colorado, H.B. 1413, 2010


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There are approximately 27,000 youth in secure detention institutions on any given day, an increase of almost 100 % since 1985. [more facts]


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