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Recidivism (/ r ɪ ˈ s ɪ d ɪ v ɪ z əm /; from Latin: recidivus 'recurring', derived from re-'again' and cadere 'to fall') is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or have been trained to extinguish it.
Juveniles whose cases were seen in criminal court were more likely to reoffend and to reoffend sooner than matched samples of juveniles whose cases were seen in juvenile court. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] For example, juveniles tried and convicted as adults were found to be 32% more likely to commit another crime in the future than juveniles tried and ...
One of the most notable causes of juvenile delinquency is fiat, i.e., the declaration that a juvenile is delinquent by the juvenile court system without any trial, and upon finding only probable cause. Many states have laws that presuppose the less harsh treatment of juvenile delinquents than adult counterparts’ treatment.
A new nonpartisan commission launched by the Council on Criminal Justice will examine why military veterans are more likely to get in trouble with the law. One in three veterans has been arrested ...
The unemployment rate among veterans of all ages fell to 6.9 percent in July from 8.6. Though the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high for Americans generally, data suggest that veterans as a ...
The origins of the spitting myth have been the topic of much scholarly investigation and public debate over the years. There are three general categories of these investigations and exchanges which often interpenetrate but generally fall into: 1) scholarly studies published in academic journals and one book, 2) finding and evaluating old press reports, and 3) Vietnam veteran anecdotal stories.
More and more Big Apple youngsters are getting busted by police, as New York State's broken juvenile justice system continues to fail troubled teens. How a broken juvenile justice system is ...
By providing credible alternatives to incarceration, this portion of the movement provides opportunities for communities to treat, rather than punish, young offenders—much the way that the juvenile justice system was founded to do. The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) is a private-public partnership being implemented ...