U.S. Department of Justice

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  • 023502

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  • Published 2008?.
  • 30 pages.

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Perpetual Punishment: The Consequences of Adult Convictions for Youth

Publication year: 2008 | Cataloged on: Jan. 20, 2009
ANNOTATION: The impact on youth later in their lives of being convicted as adults is explained. Topics discussed in this report include: impact of war on drugs on youth; misguided addiction policies have fueled incarceration; perpetual punishment -- the lasting effects of a criminal history; access to and use of criminal information is expanding at exponential rates; loss of employment opportunities -- employment and education barriers; federal barriers created by Congress as part of war on drugs; public assistance and food stamps; and promising practices to limit consequences of criminal convictions.
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