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Youth Justice Reform in D.C. 2016 by Christina Sturdivant is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The "Comprehensive Youth Justice Amendment Act of 2016" makes sweeping reforms to the juvenile justice system in Washington D.C. It aims to prevent children from entering the criminal justice system, reduce overincarceration, and provide more age-appropriate sentencing. Specifically, it ensures juveniles are not unnecessarily detained, seals juvenile records, expands alternative programs, protects young children from custody, prohibits detention of status offenders, ends commitments at age 18, bans juvenile
- Author
- Christina Sturdivant
- Language
- EN