Adult Prisons Harden Teens. Judi Villa.
by Villa, Judi; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 61Institutions. Publisher: Arizona Republic, 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Arizona | Juvenile corrections | Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation | Juvenile recidivists | Prison administration | Prison sentences | PrisonersDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Nearly a decade after Arizona made it easier to send juveniles to adult prison [2004], the state is churning out a tougher class of teenage criminals, who are hitting the streets young and angry and hurting more people. Twice as many juveniles convicted of non-violent crimes now are being swept into the state's adult prison, where they are housed with rapists, robbers and murderers. More than one in four will graduate to a violent crime when they are released." (ARIZONA REPUBLIC) This article examines Arizona's juvenile justice system, analyzing how the state's retributive form of punishment affects non-violent offenders.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Adult Prisons Harden Teens, Nov. 14, 2004; pp. A1+.
"Nearly a decade after Arizona made it easier to send juveniles to adult prison [2004], the state is churning out a tougher class of teenage criminals, who are hitting the streets young and angry and hurting more people. Twice as many juveniles convicted of non-violent crimes now are being swept into the state's adult prison, where they are housed with rapists, robbers and murderers. More than one in four will graduate to a violent crime when they are released." (ARIZONA REPUBLIC) This article examines Arizona's juvenile justice system, analyzing how the state's retributive form of punishment affects non-violent offenders.
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