Author: Block, Andrew
Title: Don't Throw Away the Key: Reevaluating Adult Time for Youth Crime in Virginia
Summary: This report calls on Virginia policy makers to reexamine the state's current system for trying youth as adults. The report examines the impact of the 1996 legislative changes in Virginia that dramatically curtailed the decision making power of juvenile court judges, and finds that the law is overly broad, unbalanced, can be unfairly applied, and can lead to increases in youth re-offending rates.
Details: Charlottesville, VA: Legal Aid Justice Center, Just/Children, 2009. 37p.
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Year: 2009
Country: United States
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Shelf Number: 117724
Keywords:
Juvenile Courts (Virginia)Juvenile Detention (Virginia) |
