Criminal
Feb. 1, 2001
Putting Kids in Adult Prisons Creates Problems
LOS ANGELES - Although youth crime rates continue to drop nationally, the number of juveniles sent to adult prisons is on the rise. Experts attribute this change to tougher state laws aimed at cracking down on violent kids.
Much of this effort over the last decade has come in response to widely reported incidents of school violence, like the Columbine tragedy, and gang-...
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