Right at the beginning of this article is an eye opening statistic. On any given day there is 53,000 youths who are in some kind of detention center away from home. These children are in most cases are younger than 18 years old. Two thirds of the 48,000 youths are 16 years or older, worse yet 500 of these troubled youths are 12 years or younger. This is crazy that kids that are 12 years of age are being locked up in a juvenile detention center. Those types of children do not need to be locked up unless they committed a very serious crime such as murder, rape etc. Out of three troubled youths two of them are being held in the most restrictive juvenile detention center. These types of confinements look like an adult prison. 1 in 10 of the confined 4,656 youths are locked up in an actual adult jail or prison. These children are thrown in with major criminals. This is like throwing a minnow into a shark tank, its going to end badly for the minnow. Many of these youths are being locked up for minor offense, very low level crime. Some of these minor offenses that these children are being locked up for are such things as not reporting to their probation officer, not serving their community service, truancy, and even runny away. They are being locked up for such minor crimes, most of the time it is not hurting anyone but themselves. Many of these youths could be released without any danger to the public. These children are being harmed more being in a detention center than if they were on in the public. Being in a detention center has a mental and physical toll on these children that harm them more than it would if they were adults. Most of the time these kids just need a slap on the wrist and tell them not to do it again or this will happen to you. -ClarkKent007
I agree with how you relate to them being like minnows and the adults being like sharks. That's honestly the best phrasing or representation you ca use because its very true. The bigger and older inmates will quite literally eat them alive and that's not teaching them anything. It's morally wrong and should be lawfully wrong in the near future I cant believe its happened this long. GVFF007
I agree with the fact that adolescents are often being punished much too severely and in the end the detention centers become nothing more than a harmful experience that can likely permanently alter them to a degree. Although, I’m not sure I necessarily agree with you saying most just need a slap on the wrist and to be told not to do it again either. I feel like if that were all it takes then in most cases they wouldn’t have ended up there in the first place. Many times, they need more than just to be told not to do it again. It isn’t often necessary to provide them with time in a detention center and more commonly than not I don’t agree with that punishment, but they should however be provided with some punishment, whether that be community service or otherwise, because they need to know these actions come with consequences. gray007
I agree that 12 year old kids should not be put in a juvenile detention center. The only way that this should happen is if they commit an extremely violent crime. I also agree that a lot of these kids shouldn’t be locked up with such minor offenses. When they aren’t a danger to the public at that age, don’t ruin their life. -BuffaloChickenDip007
I agree with you that 12-year old kids being locked up in detention centers are hurting themselves more than anyone else. They should be with those that are around their age range or have done the same type of crimes. Putting them with those that have done worse or are older can corrupt them into doing serious crimes that they may have never even though of doing. -pieface007
I think we also have to look at the bigger picture too. What if these kids that are committing these petty crimes don’t get the consequences they need and continue doing so until some other more serious crime happens. I do agree that the less they are with adults there better but they should be put in a JDC if need to learn and be accountable to their actions. taco007
This article was very eye opening coming from a person who has no history of delinquency or any information on what it actually is. 53,000 juveniles a day is the most shocking number to me specifically because it says half of them were incarcerated without actually being found as delinquent. This related to the problem in adults jails and prisons where some people have been sentenced to life mistakenly and then when their cases gets reopened 30 years later they are set free. That is time of that person's life that they cant get back and i'm willing to bet it took its own role on their mental and physical health. Most of the crimes they are in for are also not even criminal related crimes. They are just little misdemeanors that could be written off as a ticket or even probation. I dont think its right to incarcerate a child unless they have actually done something wrong due to the fact that the adolescent years are some of the most challenging years with struggles including trust, compassion, and self-worth. With that being said, there is no issue punishing a child so that they do no harm again, but there is no reason to lock them up. All it does is upset them and instead of wanting to better, they will want to do worse because they are angry and frustrated. Probation is an excellent form of punishment because it gives them a second chance to prove themselves and show that they aren't that bad, or it will show that they do need to do some time to understand what their life might be like if they continue down this route. It would also save taxpayers money for not having to pay for the inmates meals and free up some room in the corrections centers for people who actually need to be there. GVFF007
I agree with you when you say that it is shocking to read how 53,000 juveniles are in juvenile detention centers and half of them have been incarcerated without being convicted as delinquent. This means that around 26,500 juveniles are just sitting locked up, possibly even being innocent. Another thing I agree with you on is the fact that kids should not be incarcerated unless they do something pretty wrong and are convicted of it. The brains of kids are still developing during this stage of their lives, which makes them not think things all of the way through before they do them. Kids should be locked up once they do something pretty bad and are convicted of doing that crime. -Fozz007
The first thing that stood out to me in this article was the fact that more than 2/3 of youths are 16 and older. These kids are almost at the age where they can and most likely will be sent to an adult prison. A second thing was more than 500 confined children are no more than 12 years old. That is a shocking amount of kids who are getting in trouble with the law at a pretty young age. A third thing was 43% of detention centers use mechanical restraints. Just for youth prisoners, things like handcuffs, leg cuffs, restraining chairs, etc. are used on an everyday basis. The fourth thing was nearly 1 in 10 youths are incarcerated in adult jails and prisons. Youths are stuck in adult prisons without any help and this is more than likely affecting their health in a negative way. The fifth thing was 99.7% of youths are restricted by locked doors, gates, or fences. Despite being younger, these juveniles are still viewed as criminals and treated similar to adult offenders. The sixth thing was over 5,000 youths are held in detention centers for low level offenses. Some of the lowest offenders are still locked up, despite the fact that they could more than likely be released right now. The seventh thing was 1 in 5 youths in juvenile facilities haven’t even been found guilty and are locked up awaiting trial. Youths are spending time for crimes that they may have been wrongfully convicted of. The eighth thing was over 4,000 youths are detained for technical violations of probation conditions. For youths, this results in the punishment of more time locked up. If an adult would do the same thing, they would simply be kept on probation for a longer time and not have to face the same punishment as youths do. The ninth thing was when transferred to the adult system, youths can spend weeks and months being jailed in adult facilities without even being convicted if their family and/or friends cannot bail them out. The tenth thing was almost 17,000 youths could be released today without risk to public safety. A lot of youths are perfectly fine now and ready to be released back into society. However, they are not being released and are simply sitting in jail for no reason. -Fozz007
I am the type of person who believes that you should not be locked up do to your age, but rather your maturity. When I was 16 or 17 I honestly thought like a 21 year old and if I did anything criminal I should have been treated as such. However, there are people who are in their 20's or 30's who have not matured past 15 or 16 due to the situations that they have been put through in their lifetime. It has been proven that if you are put in prison at age 16 and do not get out until age 36, your mind will still be the equivalent of you at age 16, even after 20 years in prison. Things like this need to be considered when sentencing and helping people after they get out of prison. -CAPMARVEL007
There are forty eight thousand youths in juvenile facilities and I was surprised when they said that more than five hundred of those people are twelve or younger. It surprised me because that seems very young. It’s hard to process kids doing bad thing around that age. When it was explaining what the long term facilities and detention centers use, I was surprised. I didn’t know they had all of those mechanical restraints. I don't really agree with the restraint chair for the adolescents but that is my personal opinion. I was surprised when is said that two out of every three confined youths are held in the most restrictive facilities. When the article was explaining what to see in a long term secure facility, it kind of sounded like a version of prison. It talked about pepper spray, mechanical restraints, and solitary confinement. When is stated that some of the facilities are worse than prisons, it makes me curious as to what actually goes on and what they aren't showing us. Nine thousand youths are in juvenile facilities and that havent been found guilty or deligingent. Why are they there is they have not been found guilty? I can understand why they would be there if they were found guilty but it seems weird to have them there when they havent been found guilty. Nine hundred teens are in long term facilities which are basically prisons and they haven't even been committed. If they have not been committed of a crime then why are they there? When it said that the are locking up a lot of teens for the lowest level offenses, I was surprised. One of the low level offenses is not obeying curfew and I feel like that’s a bit harsh. I can understand why being incarcerated has bigger effects on teens. When your young, I’m assuming it’s scary when they get arrested and depending on what happens it can cause them to have mental or physical health issues. I agree that the youth is more susceptible than adults. Seventeen thousand youths could be released and they won't be a safety risk to the public. I get that some actions have punishments but if they’re locking people up for violating curfew, I think that should have a different punishment. They should really look at the youths that are incarcerated and let the ones go that will do better in a community rather than the facility. -Soccer31007
EXACTLY. In the article about locking up youth with adults, it says how the some of youths are being put behind adult cells even for "non- violent, low- level offenses, and for non- criminal acts" that's not right at all. Like we watched earlier about the Affluenza Teen, they sentenced him for just rehab and 10 year probation. He actually had a reason to be put behind bars. Why can't these kids who are doing anything criminal related also get offered rehab, community service and a probation as a sentence? okurrr007
When reading this article the first thing that popped out to me was that thousands of youths are held before they are even found delinquent. Which to me is quite surprising since that are considered juvenile and I didnt know they could be held. A second thing that was surprising was that more than ⅔ of juveniles in juvenile facilities are 16 and older. Which meaning that most of these kids are able able to be tried as an adult if need be. A third thing that was interesting was that 89% of youth in juvenile facilities are confined. Meaning that there facility looks more like an adult prison. This was interesting based off what juvenile facility I have toured in the past. A fourth thing that I found interesting was that out of 4656 confined youths, 1 in 10 are incarcerated in adult jails and prisons. This was shocking because that is a lot of youths incarcerated with adults. That is just a very high crazy number. The fifth thing that was interesting to know was that almost 17,000 youths are charged with low-level offenses could be released today because they are not a great risk to the public. Which is quite concerning to know that many juveniles are being confined and wasting space and money for no reason. The sixth thing is that 99.7% are restricted by locked doors, fences, and gates. Even though they are younger they are still viewed as criminals and at risk in the public. The seventh thing is that more than 500 confined youths are no more than the age of 12. This is shocking because they are committing crimes at a pretty young age. The eighth thing is that 43% of detention facilities use restraints. Such as handcuffs, leg cuffs, and restraining chairs. THe ninth thing is that 1 in 5 youths haven't even been found guilty and are sitting awaiting trial. If you think about it most of those youths are probably being wrongfully convicted. The tenth thing that was interesting to read about was that black, hispanic, and american indian youth are overrepresented in juvenile facilities. Which was shocking to me because you rarely hear about american indian being overrepresented in juvenile facilities. This was definitely a new fact to hear about. -hollywood007
Yeah what shocked me the most that their are 53,000 youth locked up or in some type of punishment that involves the law. And you don't really see a statics that talks about what would be better then locking up a child for crimes they either committed or crimes that they did not do. And it suprised me to see majority of youth that are locked are Black children and Hispanic, American Indian all which are minorities. -Smile007
I was suprised at many of the statistics. I found the numbers interesting. I was most surprised of the number of American Indian in confinement. I don't like to read into statistics because I feel like they are misleading and meant to make you feel a certain way. I don't feel they show a proper picture. But nontheless they were interesting. 11Bravo007
The first thing I learned was nearly 53,000 youth are held in facilities away from home as a result of juvenile or criminal justice involvement. Along with that stat, nearly one in ten of those youths are held in an adult jail or prison. A surprise stat I saw on the chart was that about 18,000 youths are locked up into detention centers. Along with this stat, the chart showed that the 48,000 youths in juvenile facilities, more than two-thirds of them are 16 or older. The percentage of that seems to be around 69% of those youths are 16 or older. A stat that didn’t surprise me was that the groups of Black, Hispanic, and American Indian youth are overrepresented in juvenile facilities. But the stat that was interesting was while less than 14% of all youth under 18 in the U.S. are Black, 43% of boys and 34% of girls in juvenile facilities are Black. The youth in juvenile centers 89% of them are in juvenile facilities are in locked facilities. A stat I found interesting was out of 4,656 confined youths — nearly 1 in 10 — are incarcerated in adult jails and prisons. The last stat I found interesting was that more than are 9,000 youths are in juvenile facilities — or 1 in 5 — haven’t even been found guilty or delinquent, and are locked up awaiting trial, which is quite a shocking stat. -CUBSFAN007
Well at the being of the article it stated that their were 53,000 juvienal who was arrested or was in juvienal denetion. It shocked me because I never knew that their were that many kids in trouble. And too see that their are 500 youth that are no more than 12 years old in some sort of trouble with the law. And the second thing that I found out that that majority of youth that are in trouble are Black, Hispanic, and American Indian. 48,000 youths juvenile youth facilities. The third thing I found out is that 89% of juvenile youth are in lock facilities, 62% of long term secure facilities and 43% in denetion centers. The 4th thing I learned today was what " mechanical restraints were like, handcuffs,legcuffs, restraining chairs and etc. Most juvenile long term facilities and denetion centers would lock juvenile's up to 4 hours. The 5th thing I learned is that their are majority of deliequncey that are in being held in denetion centers. The 6th thing I learned was that more than 9,000 youths are in a juvenile facilities. Some are waiting to see if they were found guilty and etc. In some cases there are youths that have been locked up for not going to see their probation officer and failure to community service hours. I feel like they shouldn't punish juvenile by sending them to juvenile denetion for minor things like that. The 9th thing I learned was that it can harmful to a youth to be incarerated. The 10th thing I learned was that ten thousands of children and adolescent are continuing to be locked up every year for small offenses. - Smile007
So if you wanted to reform the juvenile justice system what would start off with based on what you have written about? I ask this because there has to be a solution that benefits the well being of the juvenile offenders in this country.
All kids are not bad, yes they make mistakes, so do adults. Yes, incarceration, especially with adults is not the answer. There are solutions to this problem, but solutions cost money. Society shouldn't put a price tag on the welfare of juveniles. Yet, we are when we decided to house juveniles with adult offenders. Thinking everything would be fine. ---YouMustAcquit007.
Right away when I first started reading this article, a statistics chart was shown stating how many youths are locked away and punished. It shows that most of the juvenile delinquents are held at a detention center or facility. I think that in many cases these kids do not necessarily need to be locked away in detention centers and facilities for the crime that they committed. I believe that many kids in these types of situations could definitely be punished in a different way. For instance, the fact that they have kids younger that twelve years old in these types of environments is insane. The only way that I can see this bringing forth any justice is if they made a crime like murdering someone or multiple people. At that age a child is still developing and does not need to be locked away to be taught a lesson. Out of 4,656 juvenile delinquents, 1 in 10 youths end up going away to adult prisons. This means that they have committed a crime before they turned 18 years old and went to a Juvenile Detention Center or facility and when they turned 18 years of age, they were sent away to an adult facility (jail or Prison). The reason that the government has set up the juvenile Justice System is to protect kids under 18 years old who have committed crimes. When they turn 18, if they are sent to an adult facility, they face numerous threats that they did not have before. There are three types of juvenile facilities. The first one is detention centers, the second one is long-term secure facilities, and the third one is reception/diagnostic centers. Out of these three types of facilities, nearly all of the youths within them experience some sort of restrictions, like a locked door, gates, etc. The system is tricky and in my opinion needs to make a few changes. I think that it is a difficult situation deciding who goes where and for how long. I also think depending on the charges, maybe less of a punishment or maybe just some charitable work would do them some good instead of locking children and teens away in a room all locked up. - KiiNG007
I like your reasoning. I agree that kids should be punished in a more efficient way. I think that growing minds are at a huge risk being locked away as well. It doesn't help with the situation, it only makes it worse. The system is flawed, but with the people of numerous people giving their advice, I think we can reshape our youth correctional centers. I believe that some kids would be better off in trouble with their families to show them why it's not okay to be in trouble. So maybe more home confinement, than sending them away to sit in a corner behind a locked door. ^~^Itis007
I agree as well: the level of punishment should depend on the level or severity of the crime. Murder could potentially land you in adult prison, while truancy should land you a couple of fines and maybe some sort of court supervision. Locking kids up for minor or technical violations not only could damage their chance at a future, but it clogs up our prison systems. Redranger007
53,000.. 53,000 YOUTHS are held in facilities in result of juvenile or criminal justice involvement. This is such an eye opening statistic. But also knowing that thousands of youths are held in facilities before they have even been found delinquent and many for non-violent, low-level offenses, and even for behavior that aren't criminal violations is absolutely ridiculous and needs looked into. Why hold a child who 1. Has not been found delinquent? And 2. Got in trouble for their behavior that wasn't even a criminal violation? You could ruin a child's life with this! It makes no sense. Looking at the numbers and percentages given to us from this article is very hard to take in. 48,000 youths in juvenile facilities, more than two-thirds (69%) are 16 or older, which leaves us with a troubling 500 children who are no more than 12 years old. What 12 year old needs to be locked up in a detention center? (unless of course they committed a rape or murder). 12 year olds are still developing just like the rest of the youths and being sent somewhere away from home like a boot camp or a shelter is a hard thing for me to grasp. Another thing I found interesting would be that two out of every three confined youths are held in the most restrictive facilities- in the juvenile justice system’s versions of jails and prisons, or an ACTUAL adult jail/prison. No youth should ever be held in a prison where they hold actual adult criminals. It is morally wrong and should not be a thing! These adults will tear these youths apart. One more thing I found interesting is that this article actually stated “Incarceration has serious, harmful effects on a person’s mental and physical health, their economic and social prospects, their relationships, and on the people around them. This is true for adults, of course, but the experience of being removed from their homes and locked up is even more damaging for youth, who are in a critical stage of development and are more vulnerable to abuse.” So why in the world are they holding youths who have committed a non-violent, low-level offenses, and behavior that isn't even counted as a criminal violation? This article itself says it is morally wrong and damaging to a youth to remove them from their homes and lock them up.. So why do it?
53,000.. 53,000 YOUTHS are held in facilities in result of juvenile or criminal justice involvement. This is such an eye opening statistic. But also knowing that thousands of youths are held in facilities before they have even been found delinquent and many for non-violent, low-level offenses, and even for behavior that aren't criminal violations is absolutely ridiculous and needs looked into. Why hold a child who 1. Has not been found delinquent? And 2. Got in trouble for their behavior that wasn't even a criminal violation? You could ruin a child's life with this! It makes no sense. Looking at the numbers and percentages given to us from this article is very hard to take in. 48,000 youths in juvenile facilities, more than two-thirds (69%) are 16 or older, which leaves us with a troubling 500 children who are no more than 12 years old. What 12 year old needs to be locked up in a detention center? (unless of course they committed a rape or murder). 12 year olds are still developing just like the rest of the youths and being sent somewhere away from home like a boot camp or a shelter is a hard thing for me to grasp. Another thing I found interesting would be that two out of every three confined youths are held in the most restrictive facilities- in the juvenile justice system’s versions of jails and prisons, or an ACTUAL adult jail/prison. No youth should ever be held in a prison where they hold actual adult criminals. It is morally wrong and should not be a thing! These adults will tear these youths apart. One more thing I found interesting is that this article actually stated “Incarceration has serious, harmful effects on a person’s mental and physical health, their economic and social prospects, their relationships, and on the people around them. This is true for adults, of course, but the experience of being removed from their homes and locked up is even more damaging for youth, who are in a critical stage of development and are more vulnerable to abuse.” So why in the world are they holding youths who have committed a non-violent, low-level offenses, and behavior that isn't even counted as a criminal violation? This article itself says it is morally wrong and damaging to a youth to remove them from their homes and lock them up.. So why do it? -freckles007
I agree when you say the Adults will really tear the youth apart.It made me think of beyond scared straight, some might say It's fake but I truly feel some of those inmates are being 100% honest when they say what they would do those kids if they came in there with them. I cant even imagine what the youth in that population is going through, being in that environment with serious offenders when all they did was commit a low level offense, its really sad 21Miami007
Right at the beginning of the article they start off with a shocking statistic. The language they use. "On any given day" sounds dramatic. The statistic they give of the 53,000 juveniles in detention facilities sounds equally dramatic. Im not saying they aren't true statistics but they do seem dramatized. Many of the kids in the facility may be there unnecessarily but the statistics that are given feel to me like they are trying to make me feel a special way. The age and race statistics they give seem to be aimed to make you feel sympathetic or almost angry at the juvenile justice system. I don't like to look into statistics about race ethnicity gender or age because I feel like the information is misleading or partial. I do think the article has some truth but it seemed to me to sound like we just lock kids up just because we want to. I don't think that is true. -11Bravo007
53,000 youth are held in facilities away from home as a result of juvenile or criminal justice involvement. This article also states that nearly one in ten are held in adult jail or prison. Even more troubling than that is 67% of youth are held for longer than a month. Also, 1 in 5 juveniles have not even been found guilty yet and are still awaiting trial. I think the statistics are crazy out of this world. There are so many juveniles awaiting trial and simply detained and or facing time right now. The number is way too high for it being children we are talking about. And a lot of those kids are not even the age of 12 yet which is scarier if you think about it. What did these kids do do be sent away to these long term facilities with a good amount of years on their sentence? The article says almost 17,000 juveniles are charged or are facing charges on low level offenses. 2000 youths were held on status offenses as well. I think in today's age it is so much easier to get involved with drugs and any illegal activity for kids. There are not nearly as many rules as there used to be and kids have cell phones now, majority smart phones that allow them to conceal their friends and also talk to people they may not truly know. These statistics of the younger generation in jails and prisons is deceiving. I also think we are quicker to lock up youth than dig down deeper to the source as to why they are committing the crimes they are and the how and why. I think youths need more rehabilitation than they need to be thrown in and put behind bars for months to years. That does not really teach them much of anything. -notacop007
The first thing I found interesting is that 53,000 juviniles are arrested or held in a julvinile detention facility. Many of the teens are held in detention facilities and did not even commit a violent crime. I feel like that way too many kids to be sending away to these facilities for years treat them like criminals for minor things. In the article it states that of the 48,000 adolescents 69% of them are 16 or older. It goes on to say that more that 500 adolescents that are held in detention facilities are under the age of 12. That’s crazy to me I cant even imagine what it would be for a 12 year old to be in that type of situation for something that’s probably doesn’t cause for him to be sent away.12 years olds are still developing mentally and shouldn’t be locked up for making one bad decision. Also one tenth of those teens are held in adult prisons. I think that there shouldn’t bee any kids put in adult prison at all. I feel like you should leave the kids with there group and the adults in there’s. Kids should not be out in that environment with the adults like that I feel like that’s wrong. Another thing that I found interesting was that about 900 juveniles are held in long term facilities without even being committed of any crime. Kids should not be locked up before they are even committed of doing anything. I think that they need to focus on more rehabilitation and trying to actually help the kids that need it instead of just talking them away from society. ~hoop007
This article was just putting what I already knew from having visited the local JDC into numbers. Most of the children in the facility are from minority groups. The children mostly range from 16-18. Some children can be tried as adults for some crimes and are then appropriately put into adult facilities. Many of the children have not been found to be delinquent (which is the version of guilty in the juvenile court system. Most of the children are there for technical violations, not status offenses. I've seen a fair two sides of our local JDC, on the tour the staff was well intending and good hearted but when I did my internship over the summer I witnessed something else. A few boys were taken to the Peoria Courthouse and two were put in a cell together. One boy raped the other and the Peoria County Crime Scene Officer and I had to come to gather evidence at the scene as well as recover the footage from security cameras. Our current system is generally good though, I believe. -TaxSeason007
Right at the beginning of this article is an eye opening statistic. On any given day there is 53,000 youths who are in some kind of detention center away from home. These children are in most cases are younger than 18 years old. Two thirds of the 48,000 youths are 16 years or older, worse yet 500 of these troubled youths are 12 years or younger. This is crazy that kids that are 12 years of age are being locked up in a juvenile detention center. Those types of children do not need to be locked up unless they committed a very serious crime such as murder, rape etc. Out of three troubled youths two of them are being held in the most restrictive juvenile detention center. These types of confinements look like an adult prison. 1 in 10 of the confined 4,656 youths are locked up in an actual adult jail or prison. These children are thrown in with major criminals. This is like throwing a minnow into a shark tank, its going to end badly for the minnow. Many of these youths are being locked up for minor offense, very low level crime. Some of these minor offenses that these children are being locked up for are such things as not reporting to their probation officer, not serving their community service, truancy, and even runny away. They are being locked up for such minor crimes, most of the time it is not hurting anyone but themselves. Many of these youths could be released without any danger to the public. These children are being harmed more being in a detention center than if they were on in the public. Being in a detention center has a mental and physical toll on these children that harm them more than it would if they were adults. Most of the time these kids just need a slap on the wrist and tell them not to do it again or this will happen to you. -ClarkKent007
ReplyDeleteI agree with how you relate to them being like minnows and the adults being like sharks. That's honestly the best phrasing or representation you ca use because its very true. The bigger and older inmates will quite literally eat them alive and that's not teaching them anything. It's morally wrong and should be lawfully wrong in the near future I cant believe its happened this long. GVFF007
DeleteI agree with the fact that adolescents are often being punished much too severely and in the end the detention centers become nothing more than a harmful experience that can likely permanently alter them to a degree. Although, I’m not sure I necessarily agree with you saying most just need a slap on the wrist and to be told not to do it again either. I feel like if that were all it takes then in most cases they wouldn’t have ended up there in the first place. Many times, they need more than just to be told not to do it again. It isn’t often necessary to provide them with time in a detention center and more commonly than not I don’t agree with that punishment, but they should however be provided with some punishment, whether that be community service or otherwise, because they need to know these actions come with consequences.
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I agree that 12 year old kids should not be put in a juvenile detention center. The only way that this should happen is if they commit an extremely violent crime. I also agree that a lot of these kids shouldn’t be locked up with such minor offenses. When they aren’t a danger to the public at that age, don’t ruin their life. -BuffaloChickenDip007
DeleteI agree with you that 12-year old kids being locked up in detention centers are hurting themselves more than anyone else. They should be with those that are around their age range or have done the same type of crimes. Putting them with those that have done worse or are older can corrupt them into doing serious crimes that they may have never even though of doing. -pieface007
DeleteI think we also have to look at the bigger picture too. What if these kids that are committing these petty crimes don’t get the consequences they need and continue doing so until some other more serious crime happens. I do agree that the less they are with adults there better but they should be put in a JDC if need to learn and be accountable to their actions. taco007
DeleteThis article was very eye opening coming from a person who has no history of delinquency or any information on what it actually is. 53,000 juveniles a day is the most shocking number to me specifically because it says half of them were incarcerated without actually being found as delinquent. This related to the problem in adults jails and prisons where some people have been sentenced to life mistakenly and then when their cases gets reopened 30 years later they are set free. That is time of that person's life that they cant get back and i'm willing to bet it took its own role on their mental and physical health. Most of the crimes they are in for are also not even criminal related crimes. They are just little misdemeanors that could be written off as a ticket or even probation. I dont think its right to incarcerate a child unless they have actually done something wrong due to the fact that the adolescent years are some of the most challenging years with struggles including trust, compassion, and self-worth. With that being said, there is no issue punishing a child so that they do no harm again, but there is no reason to lock them up. All it does is upset them and instead of wanting to better, they will want to do worse because they are angry and frustrated. Probation is an excellent form of punishment because it gives them a second chance to prove themselves and show that they aren't that bad, or it will show that they do need to do some time to understand what their life might be like if they continue down this route. It would also save taxpayers money for not having to pay for the inmates meals and free up some room in the corrections centers for people who actually need to be there. GVFF007
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you say that it is shocking to read how 53,000 juveniles are in juvenile detention centers and half of them have been incarcerated without being convicted as delinquent. This means that around 26,500 juveniles are just sitting locked up, possibly even being innocent. Another thing I agree with you on is the fact that kids should not be incarcerated unless they do something pretty wrong and are convicted of it. The brains of kids are still developing during this stage of their lives, which makes them not think things all of the way through before they do them. Kids should be locked up once they do something pretty bad and are convicted of doing that crime.
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The first thing that stood out to me in this article was the fact that more than 2/3 of youths are 16 and older. These kids are almost at the age where they can and most likely will be sent to an adult prison. A second thing was more than 500 confined children are no more than 12 years old. That is a shocking amount of kids who are getting in trouble with the law at a pretty young age. A third thing was 43% of detention centers use mechanical restraints. Just for youth prisoners, things like handcuffs, leg cuffs, restraining chairs, etc. are used on an everyday basis. The fourth thing was nearly 1 in 10 youths are incarcerated in adult jails and prisons. Youths are stuck in adult prisons without any help and this is more than likely affecting their health in a negative way. The fifth thing was 99.7% of youths are restricted by locked doors, gates, or fences. Despite being younger, these juveniles are still viewed as criminals and treated similar to adult offenders. The sixth thing was over 5,000 youths are held in detention centers for low level offenses. Some of the lowest offenders are still locked up, despite the fact that they could more than likely be released right now. The seventh thing was 1 in 5 youths in juvenile facilities haven’t even been found guilty and are locked up awaiting trial. Youths are spending time for crimes that they may have been wrongfully convicted of. The eighth thing was over 4,000 youths are detained for technical violations of probation conditions. For youths, this results in the punishment of more time locked up. If an adult would do the same thing, they would simply be kept on probation for a longer time and not have to face the same punishment as youths do. The ninth thing was when transferred to the adult system, youths can spend weeks and months being jailed in adult facilities without even being convicted if their family and/or friends cannot bail them out. The tenth thing was almost 17,000 youths could be released today without risk to public safety. A lot of youths are perfectly fine now and ready to be released back into society. However, they are not being released and are simply sitting in jail for no reason.
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I am the type of person who believes that you should not be locked up do to your age, but rather your maturity. When I was 16 or 17 I honestly thought like a 21 year old and if I did anything criminal I should have been treated as such. However, there are people who are in their 20's or 30's who have not matured past 15 or 16 due to the situations that they have been put through in their lifetime. It has been proven that if you are put in prison at age 16 and do not get out until age 36, your mind will still be the equivalent of you at age 16, even after 20 years in prison. Things like this need to be considered when sentencing and helping people after they get out of prison. -CAPMARVEL007
DeleteThere are forty eight thousand youths in juvenile facilities and I was surprised when they said that more than five hundred of those people are twelve or younger. It surprised me because that seems very young. It’s hard to process kids doing bad thing around that age. When it was explaining what the long term facilities and detention centers use, I was surprised. I didn’t know they had all of those mechanical restraints. I don't really agree with the restraint chair for the adolescents but that is my personal opinion. I was surprised when is said that two out of every three confined youths are held in the most restrictive facilities. When the article was explaining what to see in a long term secure facility, it kind of sounded like a version of prison. It talked about pepper spray, mechanical restraints, and solitary confinement. When is stated that some of the facilities are worse than prisons, it makes me curious as to what actually goes on and what they aren't showing us. Nine thousand youths are in juvenile facilities and that havent been found guilty or deligingent. Why are they there is they have not been found guilty? I can understand why they would be there if they were found guilty but it seems weird to have them there when they havent been found guilty. Nine hundred teens are in long term facilities which are basically prisons and they haven't even been committed. If they have not been committed of a crime then why are they there? When it said that the are locking up a lot of teens for the lowest level offenses, I was surprised. One of the low level offenses is not obeying curfew and I feel like that’s a bit harsh. I can understand why being incarcerated has bigger effects on teens. When your young, I’m assuming it’s scary when they get arrested and depending on what happens it can cause them to have mental or physical health issues. I agree that the youth is more susceptible than adults. Seventeen thousand youths could be released and they won't be a safety risk to the public. I get that some actions have punishments but if they’re locking people up for violating curfew, I think that should have a different punishment. They should really look at the youths that are incarcerated and let the ones go that will do better in a community rather than the facility. -Soccer31007
ReplyDeleteEXACTLY. In the article about locking up youth with adults, it says how the some of youths are being put behind adult cells even for "non- violent, low- level offenses, and for non- criminal acts" that's not right at all. Like we watched earlier about the Affluenza Teen, they sentenced him for just rehab and 10 year probation. He actually had a reason to be put behind bars. Why can't these kids who are doing anything criminal related also get offered rehab, community service and a probation as a sentence? okurrr007
DeleteWhen reading this article the first thing that popped out to me was that thousands of youths are held before they are even found delinquent. Which to me is quite surprising since that are considered juvenile and I didnt know they could be held. A second thing that was surprising was that more than ⅔ of juveniles in juvenile facilities are 16 and older. Which meaning that most of these kids are able able to be tried as an adult if need be. A third thing that was interesting was that 89% of youth in juvenile facilities are confined. Meaning that there facility looks more like an adult prison. This was interesting based off what juvenile facility I have toured in the past. A fourth thing that I found interesting was that out of 4656 confined youths, 1 in 10 are incarcerated in adult jails and prisons. This was shocking because that is a lot of youths incarcerated with adults. That is just a very high crazy number. The fifth thing that was interesting to know was that almost 17,000 youths are charged with low-level offenses could be released today because they are not a great risk to the public. Which is quite concerning to know that many juveniles are being confined and wasting space and money for no reason. The sixth thing is that 99.7% are restricted by locked doors, fences, and gates. Even though they are younger they are still viewed as criminals and at risk in the public. The seventh thing is that more than 500 confined youths are no more than the age of 12. This is shocking because they are committing crimes at a pretty young age. The eighth thing is that 43% of detention facilities use restraints. Such as handcuffs, leg cuffs, and restraining chairs. THe ninth thing is that 1 in 5 youths haven't even been found guilty and are sitting awaiting trial. If you think about it most of those youths are probably being wrongfully convicted. The tenth thing that was interesting to read about was that black, hispanic, and american indian youth are overrepresented in juvenile facilities. Which was shocking to me because you rarely hear about american indian being overrepresented in juvenile facilities. This was definitely a new fact to hear about.
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Yeah what shocked me the most that their are 53,000 youth locked up or in some type of punishment that involves the law. And you don't really see a statics that talks about what would be better then locking up a child for crimes they either committed or crimes that they did not do. And it suprised me to see majority of youth that are locked are Black children and Hispanic, American Indian all which are minorities. -Smile007
DeleteI was suprised at many of the statistics. I found the numbers interesting. I was most surprised of the number of American Indian in confinement. I don't like to read into statistics because I feel like they are misleading and meant to make you feel a certain way. I don't feel they show a proper picture. But nontheless they were interesting. 11Bravo007
DeleteThe first thing I learned was nearly 53,000 youth are held in facilities away from home as a result of juvenile or criminal justice involvement. Along with that stat, nearly one in ten of those youths are held in an adult jail or prison. A surprise stat I saw on the chart was that about 18,000 youths are locked up into detention centers. Along with this stat, the chart showed that the 48,000 youths in juvenile facilities, more than two-thirds of them are 16 or older. The percentage of that seems to be around 69% of those youths are 16 or older. A stat that didn’t surprise me was that the groups of Black, Hispanic, and American Indian youth are overrepresented in juvenile facilities. But the stat that was interesting was while less than 14% of all youth under 18 in the U.S. are Black, 43% of boys and 34% of girls in juvenile facilities are Black. The youth in juvenile centers 89% of them are in juvenile facilities are in locked facilities. A stat I found interesting was out of 4,656 confined youths — nearly 1 in 10 — are incarcerated in adult jails and prisons. The last stat I found interesting was that more than are 9,000 youths are in juvenile facilities — or 1 in 5 — haven’t even been found guilty or delinquent, and are locked up awaiting trial, which is quite a shocking stat. -CUBSFAN007
ReplyDeleteWell at the being of the article it stated that their were 53,000 juvienal who was arrested or was in juvienal denetion. It shocked me because I never knew that their were that many kids in trouble. And too see that their are 500 youth that are no more than 12 years old in some sort of trouble with the law. And the second thing that I found out that that majority of youth that are in trouble are Black, Hispanic, and American Indian. 48,000 youths juvenile youth facilities. The third thing I found out is that 89% of juvenile youth are in lock facilities, 62% of long term secure facilities and 43% in denetion centers. The 4th thing I learned today was what " mechanical restraints were like, handcuffs,legcuffs, restraining chairs and etc. Most juvenile long term facilities and denetion centers would lock juvenile's up to 4 hours. The 5th thing I learned is that their are majority of deliequncey that are in being held in denetion centers. The 6th thing I learned was that more than 9,000 youths are in a juvenile facilities. Some are waiting to see if they were found guilty and etc. In some cases there are youths that have been locked up for not going to see their probation officer and failure to community service hours. I feel like they shouldn't punish juvenile by sending them to juvenile denetion for minor things like that. The 9th thing I learned was that it can harmful to a youth to be incarerated. The 10th thing I learned was that ten thousands of children and adolescent are continuing to be locked up every year for small offenses. - Smile007
ReplyDeleteSo if you wanted to reform the juvenile justice system what would start off with based on what you have written about? I ask this because there has to be a solution that benefits the well being of the juvenile offenders in this country.
DeleteAll kids are not bad, yes they make mistakes, so do adults. Yes, incarceration, especially with adults is not the answer. There are solutions to this problem, but solutions cost money. Society shouldn't put a price tag on the welfare of juveniles. Yet, we are when we decided to house juveniles with adult offenders. Thinking everything would be fine. ---YouMustAcquit007.
Right away when I first started reading this article, a statistics chart was shown stating how many youths are locked away and punished. It shows that most of the juvenile delinquents are held at a detention center or facility. I think that in many cases these kids do not necessarily need to be locked away in detention centers and facilities for the crime that they committed. I believe that many kids in these types of situations could definitely be punished in a different way. For instance, the fact that they have kids younger that twelve years old in these types of environments is insane. The only way that I can see this bringing forth any justice is if they made a crime like murdering someone or multiple people. At that age a child is still developing and does not need to be locked away to be taught a lesson. Out of 4,656 juvenile delinquents, 1 in 10 youths end up going away to adult prisons. This means that they have committed a crime before they turned 18 years old and went to a Juvenile Detention Center or facility and when they turned 18 years of age, they were sent away to an adult facility (jail or Prison). The reason that the government has set up the juvenile Justice System is to protect kids under 18 years old who have committed crimes. When they turn 18, if they are sent to an adult facility, they face numerous threats that they did not have before. There are three types of juvenile facilities. The first one is detention centers, the second one is long-term secure facilities, and the third one is reception/diagnostic centers. Out of these three types of facilities, nearly all of the youths within them experience some sort of restrictions, like a locked door, gates, etc. The system is tricky and in my opinion needs to make a few changes. I think that it is a difficult situation deciding who goes where and for how long. I also think depending on the charges, maybe less of a punishment or maybe just some charitable work would do them some good instead of locking children and teens away in a room all locked up. - KiiNG007
ReplyDeleteI like your reasoning. I agree that kids should be punished in a more efficient way. I think that growing minds are at a huge risk being locked away as well. It doesn't help with the situation, it only makes it worse. The system is flawed, but with the people of numerous people giving their advice, I think we can reshape our youth correctional centers. I believe that some kids would be better off in trouble with their families to show them why it's not okay to be in trouble. So maybe more home confinement, than sending them away to sit in a corner behind a locked door.
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I agree as well: the level of punishment should depend on the level or severity of the crime. Murder could potentially land you in adult prison, while truancy should land you a couple of fines and maybe some sort of court supervision. Locking kids up for minor or technical violations not only could damage their chance at a future, but it clogs up our prison systems. Redranger007
Delete53,000.. 53,000 YOUTHS are held in facilities in result of juvenile or criminal justice involvement. This is such an eye opening statistic. But also knowing that thousands of youths are held in facilities before they have even been found delinquent and many for non-violent, low-level offenses, and even for behavior that aren't criminal violations is absolutely ridiculous and needs looked into. Why hold a child who 1. Has not been found delinquent? And 2. Got in trouble for their behavior that wasn't even a criminal violation? You could ruin a child's life with this! It makes no sense. Looking at the numbers and percentages given to us from this article is very hard to take in. 48,000 youths in juvenile facilities, more than two-thirds (69%) are 16 or older, which leaves us with a troubling 500 children who are no more than 12 years old. What 12 year old needs to be locked up in a detention center? (unless of course they committed a rape or murder). 12 year olds are still developing just like the rest of the youths and being sent somewhere away from home like a boot camp or a shelter is a hard thing for me to grasp. Another thing I found interesting would be that two out of every three confined youths are held in the most restrictive facilities- in the juvenile justice system’s versions of jails and prisons, or an ACTUAL adult jail/prison. No youth should ever be held in a prison where they hold actual adult criminals. It is morally wrong and should not be a thing! These adults will tear these youths apart. One more thing I found interesting is that this article actually stated “Incarceration has serious, harmful effects on a person’s mental and physical health, their economic and social prospects, their relationships, and on the people around them. This is true for adults, of course, but the experience of being removed from their homes and locked up is even more damaging for youth, who are in a critical stage of development and are more vulnerable to abuse.” So why in the world are they holding youths who have committed a non-violent, low-level offenses, and behavior that isn't even counted as a criminal violation? This article itself says it is morally wrong and damaging to a youth to remove them from their homes and lock them up.. So why do it?
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Delete53,000.. 53,000 YOUTHS are held in facilities in result of juvenile or criminal justice involvement. This is such an eye opening statistic. But also knowing that thousands of youths are held in facilities before they have even been found delinquent and many for non-violent, low-level offenses, and even for behavior that aren't criminal violations is absolutely ridiculous and needs looked into. Why hold a child who 1. Has not been found delinquent? And 2. Got in trouble for their behavior that wasn't even a criminal violation? You could ruin a child's life with this! It makes no sense. Looking at the numbers and percentages given to us from this article is very hard to take in. 48,000 youths in juvenile facilities, more than two-thirds (69%) are 16 or older, which leaves us with a troubling 500 children who are no more than 12 years old. What 12 year old needs to be locked up in a detention center? (unless of course they committed a rape or murder). 12 year olds are still developing just like the rest of the youths and being sent somewhere away from home like a boot camp or a shelter is a hard thing for me to grasp. Another thing I found interesting would be that two out of every three confined youths are held in the most restrictive facilities- in the juvenile justice system’s versions of jails and prisons, or an ACTUAL adult jail/prison. No youth should ever be held in a prison where they hold actual adult criminals. It is morally wrong and should not be a thing! These adults will tear these youths apart. One more thing I found interesting is that this article actually stated “Incarceration has serious, harmful effects on a person’s mental and physical health, their economic and social prospects, their relationships, and on the people around them. This is true for adults, of course, but the experience of being removed from their homes and locked up is even more damaging for youth, who are in a critical stage of development and are more vulnerable to abuse.” So why in the world are they holding youths who have committed a non-violent, low-level offenses, and behavior that isn't even counted as a criminal violation? This article itself says it is morally wrong and damaging to a youth to remove them from their homes and lock them up.. So why do it? -freckles007
DeleteI agree when you say the Adults will really tear the youth apart.It made me think of beyond scared straight, some might say It's fake but I truly feel some of those inmates are being 100% honest when they say what they would do those kids if they came in there with them. I cant even imagine what the youth in that population is going through, being in that environment with serious offenders when all they did was commit a low level offense, its really sad
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Right at the beginning of the article they start off with a shocking statistic. The language they use. "On any given day" sounds dramatic. The statistic they give of the 53,000 juveniles in detention facilities sounds equally dramatic. Im not saying they aren't true statistics but they do seem dramatized. Many of the kids in the facility may be there unnecessarily but the statistics that are given feel to me like they are trying to make me feel a special way. The age and race statistics they give seem to be aimed to make you feel sympathetic or almost angry at the juvenile justice system. I don't like to look into statistics about race ethnicity gender or age because I feel like the information is misleading or partial. I do think the article has some truth but it seemed to me to sound like we just lock kids up just because we want to. I don't think that is true. -11Bravo007
ReplyDelete53,000 youth are held in facilities away from home as a result of juvenile or criminal justice involvement. This article also states that nearly one in ten are held in adult jail or prison. Even more troubling than that is 67% of youth are held for longer than a month. Also, 1 in 5 juveniles have not even been found guilty yet and are still awaiting trial. I think the statistics are crazy out of this world. There are so many juveniles awaiting trial and simply detained and or facing time right now. The number is way too high for it being children we are talking about. And a lot of those kids are not even the age of 12 yet which is scarier if you think about it. What did these kids do do be sent away to these long term facilities with a good amount of years on their sentence? The article says almost 17,000 juveniles are charged or are facing charges on low level offenses. 2000 youths were held on status offenses as well. I think in today's age it is so much easier to get involved with drugs and any illegal activity for kids. There are not nearly as many rules as there used to be and kids have cell phones now, majority smart phones that allow them to conceal their friends and also talk to people they may not truly know. These statistics of the younger generation in jails and prisons is deceiving. I also think we are quicker to lock up youth than dig down deeper to the source as to why they are committing the crimes they are and the how and why. I think youths need more rehabilitation than they need to be thrown in and put behind bars for months to years. That does not really teach them much of anything. -notacop007
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I found interesting is that 53,000 juviniles are arrested or held in a julvinile detention facility. Many of the teens are held in detention facilities and did not even commit a violent crime. I feel like that way too many kids to be sending away to these facilities for years treat them like criminals for minor things. In the article it states that of the 48,000 adolescents 69% of them are 16 or older. It goes on to say that more that 500 adolescents that are held in detention facilities are under the age of 12. That’s crazy to me I cant even imagine what it would be for a 12 year old to be in that type of situation for something that’s probably doesn’t cause for him to be sent away.12 years olds are still developing mentally and shouldn’t be locked up for making one bad decision. Also one tenth of those teens are held in adult prisons. I think that there shouldn’t bee any kids put in adult prison at all. I feel like you should leave the kids with there group and the adults in there’s. Kids should not be out in that environment with the adults like that I feel like that’s wrong. Another thing that I found interesting was that about 900 juveniles are held in long term facilities without even being committed of any crime. Kids should not be locked up before they are even committed of doing anything. I think that they need to focus on more rehabilitation and trying to actually help the kids that need it instead of just talking them away from society. ~hoop007
ReplyDeleteThis article was just putting what I already knew from having visited the local JDC into numbers. Most of the children in the facility are from minority groups. The children mostly range from 16-18. Some children can be tried as adults for some crimes and are then appropriately put into adult facilities. Many of the children have not been found to be delinquent (which is the version of guilty in the juvenile court system. Most of the children are there for technical violations, not status offenses. I've seen a fair two sides of our local JDC, on the tour the staff was well intending and good hearted but when I did my internship over the summer I witnessed something else. A few boys were taken to the Peoria Courthouse and two were put in a cell together. One boy raped the other and the Peoria County Crime Scene Officer and I had to come to gather evidence at the scene as well as recover the footage from security cameras. Our current system is generally good though, I believe.
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