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
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Online Access:https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8B2860B/download