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Author: Ridolfi, Laura

Title: The Prosecution of Youth as Adults: A county-level analysis of prosecutorial direct file in California and its disparate impact on youth of color

Summary: This report examining the prosecution of youth as adults in California documents variations by county in the use of "direct file" and its disproportionate impact on youth of color. Direct file refers to a decision, made solely at a prosecutor's discretion, to charge a youth in adult, criminal court. The report was produced by the Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice (CJCJ), National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) and W. Haywood Burns Institute.

Details: San Francisco: Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, 2016. 21p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 1, 2016 at: http://youthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/The-Prosecution-of-Youth-as-Adults.pdf

Year: 2016

Country: United States

URL: http://youthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/The-Prosecution-of-Youth-as-Adults.pdf

Shelf Number: 139933

Keywords:
Juvenile Court Transfers
Juvenile Prosecution
Racial Bias
Racial Discrimination
Waiver (of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction)