Arbitrary and Capricious pointed me to this post by David Feiges "Stop Jailing the Juvies" :
"rather than promoting public safety, detention — the pretrial “jailing” of youth not yet found delinquent — may contribute to future offenses. Studies from around the country show that incarcerated youth have higher recidivism rates than youth supervised in other kinds of settings."
Full study (from Justice Policy Institute ) here
Feiges is the author of Indefensible.
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