New Push in Criminal Justice
November 23, 2015
11/23/15 – The governor of Connecticut has proposed extending protections of the juvenile justice system to some slightly older offenders as well, arguing that this would divert them from an adult criminal justice system that may only make them more likely to re-offend. Several articles in Issues may offer varied lines of support, reviewing scientific evidence on adolescent brain development and on the expansion and effects of mass incarceration.