The Children's Code Reform Movement in New Mexico
The Politics of Expediency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6090161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Larry Mays, Peter R Gregware |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 179-193 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9930.1996.tb00169.x |
| OpenAlex | W1992555945 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
Like many states, New Mexico has experienced a “get‐tough” movement in regard to the handling of juvenile offenders. In 1993 the state formulated a major revision of ̃the ̃Children's Code, and this revision did a variety of things. Among the changes incorporated into the Children's Code revision was a movement from essentially one category of offenders ‐ delinquent children – with provisions for transferring certain serious offenders to adult court, to three categories. The additional two categories of juvenile offenders included “youthful offenders” and “serious youthful offenders.” The upshot of these designations was that the state legislature more carefully defined the jurisdiction of the children's (juvenile) court, and prescribed more severe punishment for the most serious offenders. This article explores some of the forces at work in bringing about the revisions in New Mexico's Children's Code. We argue that the personal and institutional goals of politicians and other opinion leaders were more important than a rational reaction to any real crisis. Specifically, the threat to institutional resources posed by such serious offenders may well have kept institutional stakeholders within the juvenile justice system from objecting to recent changes in New Mexico's juvenile code
Code (set theory · Criminology · Economic Justice · Jurisdiction · Juvenile court · Juvenile delinquency · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Punishment (psychology · State (computer science · Variety (cybernetics · Child Abuse and Trauma · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 1999 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |