From The Texas Public Policy Foundation:
Crime, Justice & the Law
Ten Truths about Juvenile Justice Reform
by Jeanette Moll
Texas Public Policy Foundation
January 12, 2012
Two distinct but interrelated phenomena are spreading across the United States. One, which is by no means novel, is the efforts of state lawmakers to control and reduce budgets in response to tough economic times. The other is somewhat new in some states, and that is the acknowledgment that juvenile justice systems too often fail taxpayers, victims, and juvenile offenders alike. While these phenomena have different root causes, the latter may assist with the accomplishment of the former. Comprehensive juvenile justice reform can help reduce budgetary pressures on state lawmakers. And at the same time, outcomes for juveniles can actually improve, resulting in productive, law-abiding citizens independent of the justice system.
URL: www.texaspolicy.com/pdf/2011-12-PP21-TenTruthsAboutJuvenileJustice-JeanetteMoll.pdf
Crime, Justice & the Law
Ten Truths about Juvenile Justice Reform
by Jeanette Moll
Texas Public Policy Foundation
January 12, 2012
Two distinct but interrelated phenomena are spreading across the United States. One, which is by no means novel, is the efforts of state lawmakers to control and reduce budgets in response to tough economic times. The other is somewhat new in some states, and that is the acknowledgment that juvenile justice systems too often fail taxpayers, victims, and juvenile offenders alike. While these phenomena have different root causes, the latter may assist with the accomplishment of the former. Comprehensive juvenile justice reform can help reduce budgetary pressures on state lawmakers. And at the same time, outcomes for juveniles can actually improve, resulting in productive, law-abiding citizens independent of the justice system.
URL: www.texaspolicy.com/pdf/2011-12-PP21-TenTruthsAboutJuvenileJustice-JeanetteMoll.pdf
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