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Juvenile status offender / incarcerated individuals
A status offender is a juvenile charged with or adjudicated for conduct that would not, under the law of the jurisdiction in which the offense was committed, be a crime if committed by an adult. The most common examples of status offenses are chronic or persistent truancy, running away, violating curfew laws, or possessing alcohol or tobacco.
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Nearly a Quarter of Confined Juveniles Nationwide Held for Noncriminal Infractions (2018)
Horowitz, Jake, and Arna Carlock
Pew Charitable Trusts Public Safety Performance Project (Philadelphia, PA)
Just Kids: When Misbehaving Is a Crime (2018)
This special report offers a primer on status offenses—misbehaviors that are only illegal because of a person’s age and that unfairly land many kid