A Legal Fix That Keeps Youths Safe

Details: Published on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 17:15; Written by editor

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Fixing the broken U.S. criminal justice system is no easy task. But there’s a proven policy that’s worked all over the country: treating children as children. Raising the age at which states define childhood—and diverting more teens to the youth justice system as opposed to the adult one—makes communities and young people safer, and can even save taxpayer dollars. The evidence is clear: justice reform works when we give youths a chance to grow up.

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