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Economy Forces States to Rethink Juvenile Justice Policies, Priorities

The “tough on crime” movement of the 1990s ushered in a wave of harsh juvenile justice practices across the U.S., and the philosophy for dealing with juvenile offenders shifted from rehabilitative to punitive.

Children were tagged with dehumanizing labels like “super predator” and “incorrigible,” and lawmakers quickly responded to an ...

 

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