Juvenile Justice Reform
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Which states automatically charge 16-year-olds and/or 17-year-olds as adults?

  • Only Oregon
  • All 27 states
  • Six states (correct)
  • None of the states

    • What has led to harsher penalties for young people who commit serious crimes?

  • New scientific research
  • Treating juveniles just like adults (correct)
  • Supreme Court rulings
  • Rehabilitation programs

    • What have some states started to focus more on?

  • Increasing penalties for young offenders
  • Prosecuting juveniles as adults
  • Building more adult jails
  • Reversing a 'tough on crime' philosophy (correct)

    • Who states that treating juveniles just like adults does more harm than good?

    <p>David DeMatteo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has convinced some states to act in reforming juvenile justice?

    <p>New scientific research and Supreme Court rulings</p> Signup and view all the answers

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