Futures denied : why California should not prosecute 14-and 15-year-olds as adults /
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Author / Creator: | Calvin, Elizabeth, author. |
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Imprint: | [New York, N.Y.] : Human Rights Watch ; [San Francisco, Calif.] : Haywood Burns Institute, 2018. |
Description: | 38 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11685062 |
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"Futures denied": why California should not prosecute 14-and 15-year-olds as adults. |
Summary: | And recommendations -- California didn't always try 14- and 15-year-olds as adults -- How youth are transferred to adult court -- Justice by geography -- Offenses contributing to adult court prosecution of youth age 15 and younger -- The transfer hearing process itself may be harmful to youth -- Prosecuting 14- and 15-year-olds in adult court has weakened, not enhanced, public safety -- Youth of color bear the brunt of adult court prosecution -- The juvenile justice system is designed for youth -- Divided justice: the chance Jesse didn't get -- For youth sentenced to adult prison terms: "Survival was my only priority." -- Conclusion. |
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Item Description: | "August 2018"--Table of contents page. "This report was written by Elizabeth Calvin ... and Laura Ridolfi"--Page 37. |
Physical Description: | 38 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781623136444 162313644X |