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Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, Vol. 6, No. 1, 28-46 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1541204007308423

Juvenile Justice

The Legacy of Punitive Policy

Peter J. Benekos

Mercyhurst College, pbenekos{at}mercyhurst.edu

Alida V. Merlo

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Although the future of juvenile justice policy is uncertain, the impact of policies from the 1990s is clear: Despite declining juvenile crime rates, the adultification of youth continues to include punitive and exclusionary sanctions. Attitudes toward offenders are ambivalent, but there is evidence that legislators and the public are reluctant to abandon the punitive policies of the 1990s. Simultaneously, there are indications of more enlightened approaches to juvenile justice. In this context, the authors review the state of juvenile justice policy and review trends in waiver and sentencing.

Key Words: waiver • life without parole • juvenile justice policy • youth incarceration


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