Looking Back and Thinking Forward

Examining the Consequences of Policies and Practices That Treat Juveniles as Adults

Bibliographic Data

ID12787293
AuthorsJeffrey J Shook (0000-0002-5443-6163, University of Pittsburgh, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume11
Issue4
Pages392-403
Publication date2014-08-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Evidence-Based Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1543-3714 • E-ISSN: 1543-3722
PublisherHaworth Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2014.897112
PMID25105333
OpenAlexW2035360066
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited20

This article examines the consequences of legislative changes that eased the process of treating juveniles as adults. Overall, it finds evidence that there has been an increase in the number of juveniles sent to the criminal court and the majority either remain in the community or return to the community shortly after serving a jail or prison sentence. In light of geographic and racial/ethnic disparities in transfer, differences in the programs and services offered to youth in the juvenile and criminal justice systems, and higher rates of recidivism among transferred offenders, the article supports the contention of many scholars and advocates that there is a need for policy and practice reform

Criminal justice · Criminal record · Criminology · Economic Justice · Ethnic group · Juvenile · Juvenile delinquency · Legislature · Political science · Prison · Recidivism · Sentence · Child Abuse and Trauma · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Psychology · Ecology

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