It's about quality: private confinement facilities in juvenile justice

The youth justice system in the United States has always depended on nongovernmental organizations to provide some of the services, supports, and sanctions for youth after juvenile court adjudication. As the use of state‐operated youth confinement declined in recent years, primarily as a result of f...

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Autor principal: Butts, Jeffrey A. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Pfaff, John F.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
En: Criminology & public policy
Año: 2019, Volumen: 18, Número: 2, Páginas: 361-378
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Palabras clave:
Incarceration
Inhaftierung
Jugendgefängnis
Jugendkriminalität
Juvenile
Privatisierung
Privatization
Youth corrections
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Sumario:The youth justice system in the United States has always depended on nongovernmental organizations to provide some of the services, supports, and sanctions for youth after juvenile court adjudication. As the use of state‐operated youth confinement declined in recent years, primarily as a result of falling rates of serious juvenile crime, the relative importance of private facilities increased. The number of juveniles held in privately operated secure confinement facilities is now larger than the number confined in state institutions.
ISSN:1745-9133
DOI:10.1111/1745-9133.12435