1. The Juvenile Justice System
Research consistently shows lower recidivism rates in the juvenile justice system than in the criminal justice system, but the likelihood of released youth or adults going on to lead crime-free lives is not high. Although it is very scant, data on recidivism rates among offenders released from state juvenile correctional facilities, gathered by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice (2005) from 33 states, revealed average recidivism rates as follows: rearrests (57%), reconvictions (33%), and re-incarceration (20%). ... Indeed, scholars who used advanced analytical tools to examine the ev...
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