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1. Testing Incapacitation Theory: Youth Crime and Incarceration in California
Juvenile incarceration and crime rates in California for the last 47 years are analyzed and commented on. Sections of this ... Read More
Added: October 31, 2006
2. Restructuring Juvenile Corrections in California: A Report to the State Legislature
Results from a study on how to restructure youth corrections in California are provided. The following sections are ... Read More
Added: October 31, 2006
3. Dispelling the Myth: An Analysis of Youth and Adult Crime Patterns in California over the Past 20 Years
The movement for the abandonment of a separate juvenile justice system rests upon the misguided belief that there is a ... Read More
Added: October 31, 2006
4. Striking Out: The Failure of California's "Three Strikes and You're Out" Law
The three-strikes law intends to reduce violent crime by incarcerating repeat violent offenders for life. "Under the ... Read More
Added: October 31, 2006
5. Shattering "Broken Windows": An Analysis of San Francisco's Alternative Crime Policies
The crime fighting theory of "broken windows" states that "if the first broken window in a building is not repaired, then ... Read More
Added: October 31, 2006

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