Kids in Prison: Tried As Adults, They Find Trouble Instead.... / Ronnie Greene and Geoff Dougherty.
by Greene, Ronnie; Dougherty, Geoff; Greene, Ronnie; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 23Family. Publisher: Knight-Ridder, 2001ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Crime and age | Juvenile delinquency -- Age factors | Juvenile delinquents | Prisoners -- Crimes against | Juvenile justice -- Administration of | FloridaDDC classification: 050 Summary: KIDS IN PRISON: TRIED AS ADULTS, THEY FIND TROUBLE INSTEAD OF HELP AND REHABILITATION -- This article examines laws regarding the imprisonment of youth offenders and analyzes the consequences of placing juveniles in adult facilities. "Tried as adults, they find trouble instead of rehabilitation and hope....Many of them end up in prisons fraught with abuse, only to be released as more refined criminals." (MIAMI HERALD)Summary: KIDS IN PRISON: YOUNG INMATES REPORT HIGHEST RATE OF ASSAULT -- This article focuses on teenage convicts in adult prisons and relays that juvenile offenders are more likely to be assaulted than their older counterparts. "Some attacks come at the hands of adults, others by juveniles. The weapons of choice: locks stuffed in socks used to smach faces, broom sticks, scalding water, food trays, toilet brushes, handmade knives, bare hands." (MIAMI HERALD)
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This MARC record contains two articles.
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Kids in Prison: Tried As Adults, They Find Trouble Instead..., March 18, 2001; pp. 1A+.
Originally Published: Kids in Prison: Young Inmates Report Highest Rate of Assault, March 19, 2001; pp. 1A+.
KIDS IN PRISON: TRIED AS ADULTS, THEY FIND TROUBLE INSTEAD OF HELP AND REHABILITATION -- This article examines laws regarding the imprisonment of youth offenders and analyzes the consequences of placing juveniles in adult facilities. "Tried as adults, they find trouble instead of rehabilitation and hope....Many of them end up in prisons fraught with abuse, only to be released as more refined criminals." (MIAMI HERALD)
KIDS IN PRISON: YOUNG INMATES REPORT HIGHEST RATE OF ASSAULT -- This article focuses on teenage convicts in adult prisons and relays that juvenile offenders are more likely to be assaulted than their older counterparts. "Some attacks come at the hands of adults, others by juveniles. The weapons of choice: locks stuffed in socks used to smach faces, broom sticks, scalding water, food trays, toilet brushes, handmade knives, bare hands." (MIAMI HERALD)
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