Reducing Youth Incarceration

Juvenile Incarceration and Later Criminal Activity | NBER

In a life-cycle context, incarceration during adolescence may interrupt human and social capital accumulation at a critical moment, leading to reduced future ...

Alternatives to Incarceration Resources - CCLP

The Center's staff have worked with over a dozen jurisdictions on strategies to reduce the unnecessary incarceration of youth.

COVID-19 Youth Justice Advocacy Resources - No Kids In Prison

The decline is an important step in states' movement away from a reliance on incarceration, but youth in custody are still at risk. States must ensure that all ...

Resolution, Reinvestment, and Realignment

incarceration is costly and it is not guaranteed to reduce recidivism or deter future crime. In the juvenile justice system, the average cost of incarcerating ...

JJIE Hub: Community-based Alternatives

This includes alternatives that have been developed to divert youth at almost any point in the juvenile justice system. Approaches range from early intervention ...

Stemming the Rising Tide | Burns Institute

These reforms were effective in decreasing the overall population of incarcerated youth, but not in reducing racial and ethnic disparities. 1 This history is ...

Bipartisan consensus on strengthening federal law to reduce ...

The bill extends the jail removal and sight and sound core protections to keep youth awaiting trial in criminal court out of adult lock-ups and ...

Core Principles for Reducing Recidivism and Improving Other ...

"The best way to help prevent a youth's subsequent contact with the juvenile justice system is to prevent him or her from being involved with the system in ...

How juvenile corrections can help reduce mass incarceration - PBS

How juvenile corrections can help reduce mass incarceration. Clip: 03/08/2019 | 3m 38s | Video has ... Prison reform is a major topic within the national ...

Reducing youth crime - Government.nl

Early intervention plays an important role in keeping minors from embarking on a life of crime. Swift and consistent punishment for offences can help reduce ...

Keeping Youth Out Of Incarceration: A Plan For Action

Providing youth with employment opportunities and job training can significantly reduce their risk of resorting to criminal behavior. Jobs can ...

Why locking up youth offenders fails to reduce crime – and what we ...

Contrary to political rhetoric in Queensland, incarceration does not rehabilitate young people. It only exposes them to more violence.

Justice Department Awards More Than $136 Million to Support ...

OJJDP is awarding $2.4 million under its Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative to support states' implementation of ...

"Reducing Youth Incarceration Through Protections in Childhood ...

Childhood Development is a trajectory that is subject to many risks and protections, enacted by a host of institutions, systems and actors.

Costly, punitive juvenile justice approaches undermine healthy ...

Early intervention to provide youth with positive activities and role models can reduce negative influences that can lead to criminal behavior.

Position paper International Youth Justice Systems: Promoting ...

Incarceration is generally ineffective and counterproductive to reducing youth crime [2], [5], [6]. Most first-time offenders do not reoffend, and young ...

Healthy adolescent development and the juvenile justice system ...

Legislative changes at the local, state, and federal levels reduced the number of youth transferred to adult courts, incarcerated, and held in ...

How the top U.S. official for incarcerated youth sees the challenges ...

Despite this huge reduction due to changing laws and policies, experts say young people still face stubborn barriers that make it more difficult ...

System Reforms to Reduce Youth Incarceration

To reduce overreliance on youth incarceration, alternative-to-incarceration programs must be supported by youth justice systems that heed ...

Rehabilitation vs. Incarceration: What Works Best for Juvenile ...

Studies have shown that effective rehabilitation programs can reduce recidivism rates, giving juvenile offenders a chance at a brighter future.