The Economics of Juvenile Jurisdiction: A White Paper from the Research Roundtable on Estimating the Costs and Benefits of the Separate Juvenile Justice System

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Author(s)

• Roman, John
• Butts, Jeffrey A.

Source(s)

• Urban Institute. Justice Policy Institute (Washington, DC)

Sponsor(s)

• MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice (Philadelphia, PA)

Details

Published 2005. 32 pages.

Related Topics

• Cost analysis (Administration)
• Juveniles (Offender Management)
• Juveniles (Special Offenders)
• Juveniles in adult courts (Justice System)

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