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I appreciate thoughtful critiques & questions (even the creative ones :)
My directives are based on data & science, & there's extensive evidence that involvement in the juvenile justice system results in negative outcomes for young people & our communities... https://twitter.com/ForThePeopleLA/status/1346191886722105344
I appreciate thoughtful critiques & questions (even the creative ones :)
My directives are based on data & science, & there's extensive evidence that involvement in the juvenile justice system results in negative outcomes for young people & our communities... https://twitter.com/ForThePeopleLA/status/1346191886722105344
2/6 The reality is LA HAS been the test site of an experiment that went terribly wrong. Tough-on-crime policies were driven by fear & emotion, they were never driven by data or science.
Over the past 8 years alone these policies saw violent crime & homicides go up while...
Over the past 8 years alone these policies saw violent crime & homicides go up while...
3/6 ... racial disparities & mass incarceration continue to pervade at massive social & taxpayer cost.
We cannot solve 21st century problems with 20th century solutions. It's time for LA's justice system to be driven by data, not fear, hysteria, & dated notions of punishment.
We cannot solve 21st century problems with 20th century solutions. It's time for LA's justice system to be driven by data, not fear, hysteria, & dated notions of punishment.
4/6 Fear destroys our capacity to learn, & studies show, “juvenile incarceration results in large decreases in the likelihood of high school completion & large increases in the likelihood of adult incarceration.”
Aizer & Doyle, 2015; Gatti, Tremblay and Vitar, 2009; Hart, 2013
Aizer & Doyle, 2015; Gatti, Tremblay and Vitar, 2009; Hart, 2013
5/6 In fact, recidivism rates are often reported at 50% or higher for youth released from secure facilities, & as high as 70% for youth released from residential placement facilities within 2 years of their release.
http://justicepolicy.org/images/upload/09_05_REP_CostsOfConfinement_JJ_PS.pdf
http://justicepolicy.org/images/upload/09_05_REP_CostsOfConfinement_JJ_PS.pdf
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Another study found that doing nothing with youth who commit delinquent acts resulted in better outcomes than placing youth in the juvenile justice system.
Gatti, Tremblay and Vitar, 2009
(These are just a handful of many studies on this topic). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19673053/
Another study found that doing nothing with youth who commit delinquent acts resulted in better outcomes than placing youth in the juvenile justice system.
Gatti, Tremblay and Vitar, 2009
(These are just a handful of many studies on this topic). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19673053/
