Recidivism Adds Around $7.034 Billion to The Annual Costs for Youth Confinement in The U.S.
"...recidivism by individuals who were confined as youth generates [significant] costs to taxpayers..[for] arrests, prosecution, court...
The Willingness to Pay Approach is Significantly Higher Than Restitution
Paying for Protective Measures after being victimized is known as the "Willingness to Pay" approach to crime victimization. Costs to...
Smarter Solutions for Juvenile Crime Reduction
"[There are] two methodologies for estimating the tangible and intangible costs to [crime] victims. They are: (1) the [actual] "Jury...
The Two Types of Costs to Victims of Juvenile Crime
There are two types of costs to victims of crime, tangible (i.e. medical, mental health, property & cash losses, lost earnings), and...
Juvenile Confinement Should Be A Last Resort
"...young people returning from facilities to the community come out worse... the kind of juvenile justice system that is needed is one...
Juvenile Detention Actually INCREASES the Risk of Recidivism
Juvenile detention actually INCREASES the risk of recidivism. "incarceration as a juvenile increases the probability of recidivism as an...
Not All Difficulties Are Negative
"Not all difficulties are negative...geniuses have a perverse tendency of growing-up in more adverse conditions..." (Chapt. 5)...
Dyslexia Can Lead To Success
"Dyslexics are outsiders...forced to stand apart from everyone else at school because they can't do [what] school requires...[this can...
Core-Values of the Majority May Not Be the Same for the Minority
. "...we need to remember that our definition of what is right [may be]...simply the way [people] of privilege close the door on those on...
Incarcerated Youth Are far More Likely to Re-Offend
In a 2007 study by the Journal of Qualitative Criminology, sampling 8,984 16-17 year olds, it was discovered that incarcerated youth have...
