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May 16, 2023
The Sentencing Project releases new report covering “Youth Justice By The Numbers”
The Sentencing Project released today this notable new report titled, “Youth Justice By The Numbers.” The very first page of this nine-page report spotlights that from "2000 (the peak year) and 2020, the number of youth held in juvenile justice facilities on a typical day fell from 108,800 to 25,000, a 77% decline." Here is how the start of this report contextualizes this finding and others presented in this report:
Youth arrests and incarceration increased in the closing decades of the 20th century but have fallen sharply since that time. Public opinion often lags behind these realities, wrongly assuming both that crime is perpetually increasing and that youth offending is routinely violent. In fact, youth offending is predominantly low-level, and the 21st century has seen significant declines in youth arrests and incarceration. Between 2000 and 2020, the number of youth held in juvenile justice facilities fell from 109,000 to 25,000 — a 77% decline.
As The Sentencing Project marks 50 years since the era of mass incarceration began, states working to end this overly punitive era can learn important lessons from both the rise and then the sustained fall in youth arrests and placements.
May 16, 2023 at 11:23 AM | Permalink
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Posted by: TarlsQtr | May 16, 2023 8:39:00 PM
If you want to keep talking about DEI issues, Master Tarls, you ought to start your own blog or substack and I will be sure to check it out.
Posted by: Doug B | May 16, 2023 8:58:29 PM