Raise the Age: Legislation Reform for the Juvenile Justice System

Juvenile justice policies in New York State put adolescents at risk for experiencing trauma in the criminal justice system. As a result of their precarious stage of development and limitations in brain functioning, adolescents face grave consequences when prosecuted and sentenced as adults. Adolesce...

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Main Author:	Laura Pearl Spivack
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Columbia University Libraries 2015-04-01
Series:	Columbia Social Work Review
Subjects:	Social work New York State law Criminal justice system Juvenile delinquency Recidivism Rehabilitation
Online Access:	https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8B2860B/download

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spelling	doaj-139efbebfeaa49c5b9f7aff955e5d7d42020-11-25T01:28:36ZengColumbia University LibrariesColumbia Social Work Review2372-255X2164-12502015-04-0110.7916/D8TD9WN9Raise the Age: Legislation Reform for the Juvenile Justice SystemLaura Pearl SpivackJuvenile justice policies in New York State put adolescents at risk for experiencing trauma in the criminal justice system. As a result of their precarious stage of development and limitations in brain functioning, adolescents face grave consequences when prosecuted and sentenced as adults. Adolescents need to be given sustainable solutions through rehabilitation in order to discourage recidivism upon release. Juvenile justice is not accomplishing its goals of lowering crime rates, nor is it working to reduce recidivism. These realities, in addition to theory, help to prove that reform is necessary.https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8B2860B/downloadSocial workNew York State lawCriminal justice systemJuvenile delinquencyRecidivismRehabilitation
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title	Raise the Age: Legislation Reform for the Juvenile Justice System
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publisher	Columbia University Libraries
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description	Juvenile justice policies in New York State put adolescents at risk for experiencing trauma in the criminal justice system. As a result of their precarious stage of development and limitations in brain functioning, adolescents face grave consequences when prosecuted and sentenced as adults. Adolescents need to be given sustainable solutions through rehabilitation in order to discourage recidivism upon release. Juvenile justice is not accomplishing its goals of lowering crime rates, nor is it working to reduce recidivism. These realities, in addition to theory, help to prove that reform is necessary.
topic	Social work New York State law Criminal justice system Juvenile delinquency Recidivism Rehabilitation
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Raise the Age: Legislation Reform for the Juvenile Justice System

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