After years of fighting a losing battle, advocates for juvenile justice made some leaps in 2016. Studies have found that treating juveniles as adults actually does more damage than good, and raises recidivism rates. By placing kids in adult facilities we are setting them up to be sexually, physically, and mentally abused. These juveniles are being denied rehabilitation, proper education, and being labeled as criminals, hindering their abilities to get jobs in the future. If you incorporate race into the mix, the injustices become even worse. A black child is nine times more likely to be tried as an adult than a white kid. Just when most heart wielding people would start to lose hope in the system, more than 30 states started reforming. In the past 10-15 years the US has taken a sharp turn from getting, “tough on crime,” and is starting to create policy more in favor of our youth than against them. Really the only explanation for these new policies being put into effect is the relentlessness that began in 2005 with the Campaign for Youth Justice. The individuals involved in the campaign had passion, and a drive for change that they are now seeing through. This campaign was a drop in the ocean, and the ripple effect has been outstanding. Every step taken in the right direction is a huge step when it comes to keeping our youth out of adult courts. At this rate, we are headed for a much better juvenile justice system in the next ten years than we have had in the last 50. -psych001
Legislatures in Louisiana and South Carolina passed bills and awaiting their governors’ signatures to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 18. Michigan will soon vote on a similar bill. In Indiana, lawmakers approved giving youth more chances to avoid adult prosecution. Vermont scaled back prosecutors’ power to “direct file” children in adult court this session, and California Government. Public Welfare Foundation support many groups working to keep youth out of the adult system. Policies that treat youth as adults simply do not work and, research shows, actually lead to increased recidivism rates. Youth in the adult system also face high rates of sexual abuse and suicide in adult facilities. African-American youth, for example, are nine times more likely to be sentenced to adult prison than their white counterparts. While the work is far from over, consensus continues to develop against policies that treat youth like adults, and opponents’ arguments to maintain the status quo simply ring hollow. Supreme Court opinions, advocates have made clear that keeping youth out of the adult system enhances public safety and yields benefits that outweigh the costs.As advocates have taught us, keeping youth out of the adult criminal justice system is not just the smart thing to do, but also the right thing to do. -PB001
It took us long enough to take a look at the age requirements to send children to prison. In society the acceptable age of an adult has always been eighteen, so why did we think it was fair and necessary to send thirteen- and fourteen-year old’s to prison? I am very happy to hear that we are looking into changing the required age to be sent to adult prison to eighteen. I believe keeping children under the age of eighteen in juvenile jails and court systems is the best and safest way to go. In the past we have heard about juveniles getting sent to prison and while they are in there they get sexually assaulted, and beat up. This can cause numerous things ranging from future crimes, all the way to suicide. Keeping these children in the juvenile systems will be helpful and could lower the number of adult crimes in later years. While keeping these young children in the juvenile system they can learn to change and be given a second chance to become successful men and women in the future, but throwing kids in adult prisons is asking for future criminals, and not just criminals, but most likely violent criminals. I agree with the idea to change the age to eighteen years old because it will give younger kids a healthier and safer chance to change and become successful citizens. -LW001
This article talks about keeping youth out of adult jails and prisons. I agree with what they are trying to do. Juveniles don't need to be in adult jails and prison. Normally while in jail or prison whoever runs the jails wants to mess with the kid. He or she wants to see if the kid can handle his or her self while in there. Some might try to fight them for no apparent reason except for them being "fresh meat". Even worse they would try to rape the kid. Why put that child through all that trauma when they could have been in juvie instead. It says that "The advocates have achieved success by partnering with youth and families who have been affected by the system, convening diverse coalitions, raising awareness in the media and conducting rigorous policy analyses to educate policymakers about the urgent need for reform." Which is good because they need someone with experience to help reform this issue. They can help shed a light on certain issues that go on that someone who hasn't been in this situation wouldn't know anything about. By fixing this problem in society many juveniles wont have to go trough the same issues others experienced. Batman001
Reading this article, they are talking about a movement towards keeping youth out of the adult court system. Many states seem to be on board with keeping children out of adult court because a few have already passed bills on the subject and a ballot initiative. I like how in the article they state that putting children in adult court not only doesn’t work but increase the recidivism rates. The courts try to put the youth through an adult style of justice hoping they will see the light and not want to come back but it actually makes it worse and they reoffend. Some of the other harsh reasons its not good for children to be in the adult system is they are more likely to get sexualy abused and there are high rates of suicide. I think it’s interesting that back in the 1990’s the states were in the “tough on crime” stage so they passed laws and policies to make it less challenging to try youth as adults but now many states have changed that mind-set and are trying to reverse those policies so that children and teens won’t be tried as adults. Now advocates are doing the right thing by helping families of youth that have gone through this process to make sure one day the policies will change for the better.-HL001
After reading this article I agree with what It is saying. An adult prison is no place for a juvenile. I find it interesting that only a few states have passed bills that keeps juveniles out of adult court and prisons. More states need to get on board and make laws that prohibit it. This article also talked about how the adult system can increase the recidivism rates among the younger people. The article made it sound like that adult court was used as a scare tactic which can be affective but most of the time the kids that came into that court came back as adults. Kids that do enter the adult prison are in much more danger than adults that are in there, younger people are much easier to be influenced and taken advantage of. The law makers need to make it so that kids are not tied in with adults. An example of that would be what we see in Peoria county where Kids are kept in a separate facility out of sight and out of mind. The whole goal for juveniles should not be punishing them for little things but rehabilitation and keeping them out of the system in the future.-Purdue001
After reading this article, I found out that the legislatures of the States of Louisiana and South Carolina and soon Michigan to passed bills to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 18. I like that the Public Welfare Foundation supports advocacy that keeps youth out of the adult system. It is because they become the target and does not belong to the adult system. We are now in the twenty-first century, and still, racial justice occurs. The sad thing is that African American youth are likely to be sentenced to adult prison than their white counterparts. I found out that more than thirty states have adopted such reforms that made it easier to try youth as adults, to fight the so-called tough on crime issue of the 90s. I also found out that the Campaign for Youth Justice that was started back in 2005 was aiming to dismantle the practice of trying and sentencing youth as an adult. I am happy to read that there are more States to raise the age of youth to be tried as an adult. Lawmakers have more things to do to fix and change the juvenile justice system. It is because keeping youth away from the adult criminal justice system is not just a smart move, but the right thing to do. -Cancun001
“Policies that treat youth as adults simply do not work and, research shows, actually lead to increased recidivism rates.” This statement in its own explains the entire article perfectly. Adult systems when applied to juveniles are not effective. Why? Simple. Adults are Adults and Juveniles are Juveniles. Juveniles are at different stages in their brain’s development than Adults. Juveniles have a long way to go until their brains are fully developed so they are more susceptible to being labeled or picking up bad behavior if not given the proper guidance. With Adults their minds have mostly matured having about 5-7 more years of mental development. Whatever behavior taught to them AND whatever experiences they have before becoming adults develops into behavior that puts them into the adult system whenever they reach the age of 18. Getting away from the science, when youth are put into the adult system...their mental health degrades and they are more exposed to sexual abuse and suicide. Because of an adult criminal record they are rejected to a lot of things in life that they can’t change. Another factor, race, makes it more likely to minority races to be arrested first based on stereotypes and judge discretion. There are now groups of advocates that fight for true justice to juveniles and they tackle problems that land them in Adult court. “The advocates have achieved success by partnering with youth and families who have been affected by the system, convening divers coalitions, raising awareness in the media and conducting rigorous policy analyses to educate policymakers about the urgent need for reform.” -TanLionNala001
throughout this article i learned some well needed facts that will be remembered through out the class that will be helpful to talk about throughout. Louisiana and south Carolina are moving there age to 18 and waiting on the governors signature this is important because the age of a adult is right at 18. throughout america there are a lot of states that are talking about doing this same thing to me i feel like it is very necessary to do this because the legal age is 18 and that is when everyone becomes a adult and will be tried in the adult court. although that there is only 30 states with this that leaves the rest of the states with out this law which if feel is needed to have. bereetta001
Juvenile justice advocates deserve much more recognition than they are given. These men and women are speaking to help our children to be better, and have a better chance. In 2016 these advocates focused on protecting youth from adult court prosecution exponentially. Across the country we have made advancements such as; raising the juvenile court jurisdiction age to eighteen in Louisiana and South Carolina, Michigan following soon after. Indiana lawmakers have agreed to give juveniles more chances to avoid being tried as an adult. Recidivism rates are increased due to policies treating kids as adults, and is proven not to work. The adult correctional facilities are not equipped for children. Youth in adult prison are subjected to higher percentages of sexual abuse and suicides. These children are denied substantial rehabilitation and education that they need. Unfortunately to this day we face racial injustice, african-american youth are nine times more likely to be sent to adult prison than someone who is caucausion. Now we need to continue to strive for fairness in treatment to these juveniles that are children, and should be treated as children. It is not only smart, but also right to keep children out of the adult criminal justice system. Do not let a child’s bad mistake determine the path their life may lead. -KF001
This article is about reducing the numbers of juveniles who enter into adult court and that some states are beginning to raise the age to 18 in order to be tried in adult court, vs. any juvenile having the chance to be sent to adult court for their crime. In this article it talks about how exposed the youth are to sexual abuse and harassment in jails while waiting to be tried in the adult court they are sent too. The main concern with that is because that abuse can scar a child for the rest of their life and cause them to act out in the future because of their emotional stress. It also has written that the Campaign for Youth Justice began in 2005 which pushed to try and stop trying and sentencing juveniles as adults. This is very interesting to me because I had no idea that there were programs pushing this agenda so early in the 2000's just after all of the get tough on crime laws were implemented. The article also talks about how those get tough on crime laws also affected the youth because it allowed for more lax sentencing rules for anyone in possession of drugs or guns. With many states implementing these more restrictive rules to protect the juveniles from the horrors of adult prisons and jails, we are potentially reducing our future incarceration numbers. -Blues001
This article reiterates much of what we have learned in class and from readings in the text book. Its nice to see that there is a push to keep juveniles out of the adult system. It makes sense to raise the age that juvenile court system has jurisdiction over to 18. As has been stated in this article, policies that treat juveniles as adults do not work. Punishing a person who hasn’t fully matured to adult consequences can only lead to poor results; which the article goes on to say it increases recidivism rates. The things that teenagers and children do are impulsive and, in many cases, reckless and without any sense to them. The many things that these juveniles face when dealing with the adult system from sexual abuse, suicide, and denial of rehabilitative and educational services is just more proof that juveniles need to be kept in the juvenile system regardless of poorly made policies; such as the tough on crime policies of the nineties. Its nice to read that advocates have pushed to change things and it has not gone unheard. Many states have followed suit and those seven states left that have arguments against this movement simply ring hollow according to the article. I agree with the ending of this article, “Keeping youth out of the adult criminal justice system is not just the smart thing to do but also the right this to do”. ~PJWB001
After years of fighting a losing battle, advocates for juvenile justice made some leaps in 2016. Studies have found that treating juveniles as adults actually does more damage than good, and raises recidivism rates. By placing kids in adult facilities we are setting them up to be sexually, physically, and mentally abused. These juveniles are being denied rehabilitation, proper education, and being labeled as criminals, hindering their abilities to get jobs in the future. If you incorporate race into the mix, the injustices become even worse. A black child is nine times more likely to be tried as an adult than a white kid. Just when most heart wielding people would start to lose hope in the system, more than 30 states started reforming. In the past 10-15 years the US has taken a sharp turn from getting, “tough on crime,” and is starting to create policy more in favor of our youth than against them. Really the only explanation for these new policies being put into effect is the relentlessness that began in 2005 with the Campaign for Youth Justice. The individuals involved in the campaign had passion, and a drive for change that they are now seeing through. This campaign was a drop in the ocean, and the ripple effect has been outstanding. Every step taken in the right direction is a huge step when it comes to keeping our youth out of adult courts. At this rate, we are headed for a much better juvenile justice system in the next ten years than we have had in the last 50. -psych001
ReplyDeleteLegislatures in Louisiana and South Carolina passed bills and awaiting their governors’ signatures to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 18. Michigan will soon vote on a similar bill. In Indiana, lawmakers approved giving youth more chances to avoid adult prosecution. Vermont scaled back prosecutors’ power to “direct file” children in adult court this session, and California Government. Public Welfare Foundation support many groups working to keep youth out of the adult system. Policies that treat youth as adults simply do not work and, research shows, actually lead to increased recidivism rates. Youth in the adult system also face high rates of sexual abuse and suicide in adult facilities. African-American youth, for example, are nine times more likely to be sentenced to adult prison than their white counterparts. While the work is far from over, consensus continues to develop against policies that treat youth like adults, and opponents’ arguments to maintain the status quo simply ring hollow. Supreme Court opinions, advocates have made clear that keeping youth out of the adult system enhances public safety and yields benefits that outweigh the costs.As advocates have taught us, keeping youth out of the adult criminal justice system is not just the smart thing to do, but also the right thing to do. -PB001
ReplyDeleteIt took us long enough to take a look at the age requirements to send children to prison. In society the acceptable age of an adult has always been eighteen, so why did we think it was fair and necessary to send thirteen- and fourteen-year old’s to prison? I am very happy to hear that we are looking into changing the required age to be sent to adult prison to eighteen. I believe keeping children under the age of eighteen in juvenile jails and court systems is the best and safest way to go. In the past we have heard about juveniles getting sent to prison and while they are in there they get sexually assaulted, and beat up. This can cause numerous things ranging from future crimes, all the way to suicide. Keeping these children in the juvenile systems will be helpful and could lower the number of adult crimes in later years. While keeping these young children in the juvenile system they can learn to change and be given a second chance to become successful men and women in the future, but throwing kids in adult prisons is asking for future criminals, and not just criminals, but most likely violent criminals. I agree with the idea to change the age to eighteen years old because it will give younger kids a healthier and safer chance to change and become successful citizens. -LW001
ReplyDeleteThis article talks about keeping youth out of adult jails and prisons. I agree with what they are trying to do. Juveniles don't need to be in adult jails and prison. Normally while in jail or prison whoever runs the jails wants to mess with the kid. He or she wants to see if the kid can handle his or her self while in there. Some might try to fight them for no apparent reason except for them being "fresh meat". Even worse they would try to rape the kid. Why put that child through all that trauma when they could have been in juvie instead. It says that "The advocates have achieved success by partnering with youth and families who have been affected by the system, convening diverse coalitions, raising awareness in the media and conducting rigorous policy analyses to educate policymakers about the urgent need for reform." Which is good because they need someone with experience to help reform this issue. They can help shed a light on certain issues that go on that someone who hasn't been in this situation wouldn't know anything about. By fixing this problem in society many juveniles wont have to go trough the same issues others experienced. Batman001
ReplyDeleteReading this article, they are talking about a movement towards keeping youth out of the adult court system. Many states seem to be on board with keeping children out of adult court because a few have already passed bills on the subject and a ballot initiative. I like how in the article they state that putting children in adult court not only doesn’t work but increase the recidivism rates. The courts try to put the youth through an adult style of justice hoping they will see the light and not want to come back but it actually makes it worse and they reoffend. Some of the other harsh reasons its not good for children to be in the adult system is they are more likely to get sexualy abused and there are high rates of suicide. I think it’s interesting that back in the 1990’s the states were in the “tough on crime” stage so they passed laws and policies to make it less challenging to try youth as adults but now many states have changed that mind-set and are trying to reverse those policies so that children and teens won’t be tried as adults. Now advocates are doing the right thing by helping families of youth that have gone through this process to make sure one day the policies will change for the better.-HL001
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this article I agree with what It is saying. An adult prison is no place for a juvenile. I find it interesting that only a few states have passed bills that keeps juveniles out of adult court and prisons. More states need to get on board and make laws that prohibit it. This article also talked about how the adult system can increase the recidivism rates among the younger people. The article made it sound like that adult court was used as a scare tactic which can be affective but most of the time the kids that came into that court came back as adults. Kids that do enter the adult prison are in much more danger than adults that are in there, younger people are much easier to be influenced and taken advantage of. The law makers need to make it so that kids are not tied in with adults. An example of that would be what we see in Peoria county where Kids are kept in a separate facility out of sight and out of mind. The whole goal for juveniles should not be punishing them for little things but rehabilitation and keeping them out of the system in the future.-Purdue001
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this article, I found out that the legislatures of the States of Louisiana and South Carolina and soon Michigan to passed bills to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 18. I like that the Public Welfare Foundation supports advocacy that keeps youth out of the adult system. It is because they become the target and does not belong to the adult system. We are now in the twenty-first century, and still, racial justice occurs. The sad thing is that African American youth are likely to be sentenced to adult prison than their white counterparts. I found out that more than thirty states have adopted such reforms that made it easier to try youth as adults, to fight the so-called tough on crime issue of the 90s. I also found out that the Campaign for Youth Justice that was started back in 2005 was aiming to dismantle the practice of trying and sentencing youth as an adult. I am happy to read that there are more States to raise the age of youth to be tried as an adult. Lawmakers have more things to do to fix and change the juvenile justice system. It is because keeping youth away from the adult criminal justice system is not just a smart move, but the right thing to do. -Cancun001
ReplyDelete“Policies that treat youth as adults simply do not work and, research shows, actually lead to increased recidivism rates.” This statement in its own explains the entire article perfectly. Adult systems when applied to juveniles are not effective. Why? Simple. Adults are Adults and Juveniles are Juveniles. Juveniles are at different stages in their brain’s development than Adults. Juveniles have a long way to go until their brains are fully developed so they are more susceptible to being labeled or picking up bad behavior if not given the proper guidance. With Adults their minds have mostly matured having about 5-7 more years of mental development. Whatever behavior taught to them AND whatever experiences they have before becoming adults develops into behavior that puts them into the adult system whenever they reach the age of 18. Getting away from the science, when youth are put into the adult system...their mental health degrades and they are more exposed to sexual abuse and suicide. Because of an adult criminal record they are rejected to a lot of things in life that they can’t change. Another factor, race, makes it more likely to minority races to be arrested first based on stereotypes and judge discretion. There are now groups of advocates that fight for true justice to juveniles and they tackle problems that land them in Adult court. “The advocates have achieved success by partnering with youth and families who have been affected by the system, convening divers coalitions, raising awareness in the media and conducting rigorous policy analyses to educate policymakers about the urgent need for reform.”
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throughout this article i learned some well needed facts that will be remembered through out the class that will be helpful to talk about throughout. Louisiana and south Carolina are moving there age to 18 and waiting on the governors signature this is important because the age of a adult is right at 18. throughout america there are a lot of states that are talking about doing this same thing to me i feel like it is very necessary to do this because the legal age is 18 and that is when everyone becomes a adult and will be tried in the adult court. although that there is only 30 states with this that leaves the rest of the states with out this law which if feel is needed to have. bereetta001
ReplyDeleteJuvenile justice advocates deserve much more recognition than they are given. These men and women are speaking to help our children to be better, and have a better chance. In 2016 these advocates focused on protecting youth from adult court prosecution exponentially. Across the country we have made advancements such as; raising the juvenile court jurisdiction age to eighteen in Louisiana and South Carolina, Michigan following soon after. Indiana lawmakers have agreed to give juveniles more chances to avoid being tried as an adult. Recidivism rates are increased due to policies treating kids as adults, and is proven not to work. The adult correctional facilities are not equipped for children. Youth in adult prison are subjected to higher percentages of sexual abuse and suicides. These children are denied substantial rehabilitation and education that they need. Unfortunately to this day we face racial injustice, african-american youth are nine times more likely to be sent to adult prison than someone who is caucausion. Now we need to continue to strive for fairness in treatment to these juveniles that are children, and should be treated as children. It is not only smart, but also right to keep children out of the adult criminal justice system. Do not let a child’s bad mistake determine the path their life may lead.
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This article is about reducing the numbers of juveniles who enter into adult court and that some states are beginning to raise the age to 18 in order to be tried in adult court, vs. any juvenile having the chance to be sent to adult court for their crime. In this article it talks about how exposed the youth are to sexual abuse and harassment in jails while waiting to be tried in the adult court they are sent too. The main concern with that is because that abuse can scar a child for the rest of their life and cause them to act out in the future because of their emotional stress. It also has written that the Campaign for Youth Justice began in 2005 which pushed to try and stop trying and sentencing juveniles as adults. This is very interesting to me because I had no idea that there were programs pushing this agenda so early in the 2000's just after all of the get tough on crime laws were implemented. The article also talks about how those get tough on crime laws also affected the youth because it allowed for more lax sentencing rules for anyone in possession of drugs or guns. With many states implementing these more restrictive rules to protect the juveniles from the horrors of adult prisons and jails, we are potentially reducing our future incarceration numbers. -Blues001
ReplyDeleteThis article reiterates much of what we have learned in class and from readings in the text book. Its nice to see that there is a push to keep juveniles out of the adult system. It makes sense to raise the age that juvenile court system has jurisdiction over to 18. As has been stated in this article, policies that treat juveniles as adults do not work. Punishing a person who hasn’t fully matured to adult consequences can only lead to poor results; which the article goes on to say it increases recidivism rates. The things that teenagers and children do are impulsive and, in many cases, reckless and without any sense to them. The many things that these juveniles face when dealing with the adult system from sexual abuse, suicide, and denial of rehabilitative and educational services is just more proof that juveniles need to be kept in the juvenile system regardless of poorly made policies; such as the tough on crime policies of the nineties. Its nice to read that advocates have pushed to change things and it has not gone unheard. Many states have followed suit and those seven states left that have arguments against this movement simply ring hollow according to the article. I agree with the ending of this article, “Keeping youth out of the adult criminal justice system is not just the smart thing to do but also the right this to do”. ~PJWB001
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