1. The Juvenile Justice System
Some analysts warned of a coming generation of juvenile "superpredators." ... Large numbers of juvenile offenders were removed from the juvenile justice system and placed in the criminal justice system. ... By the end of the 1990s, all states had enacted laws to make their juvenile justice systems more punitive or to ease transfer of more juveniles to the criminal justice system and adult prisons. ... Research consistently shows lower recidivism rates in the juvenile justice system than in the criminal justice system, but the likelihood of released youth or adults going on to lead crime-free l...
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