Youthful incarcerated individuals

Researchers of criminal behavior are taking a more data-driven approach to community corrections.

Although the United States still leads the industrialized world in the rate at which it locks up young people, the youth confinement rate in the US

Although the United States still leads the industrialized world in the rate at which it locks up young people, the youth confinement rate in the US

Little is known about youth who were previously placed in a detention facility and what factors predict a subsequent recidivism to placement.

This brief, from the CSG Justice Center, is designed to help state and local officials better support young adults in the justice system.

In this paper, [the authors] propose a different kind of criminal justice for young men and women.

The key theme that emerged from JPI’s convening of stakeholders to discuss better ways of working with young adults, is that if a more effective an

This resource presents a concrete list of dos and don’ts that policymakers and justice system leaders can use to guide policy and practice changes

This website provides access to the report and webinar, both entitled, "Environmental Scan of Criminal Justice Responses to Justice-Involved Young

Although youthful offenders account for about 18 percent of all federal offenders sentenced between fiscal years 2010 and 2015, there is little cur

The brief defines emerging adults as the group of individuals transitioning from childhood to adulthood that, despite facing the worst criminal jus

Legal distinctions related to age provide a unique hurdle for young people in the penal system, who face restrictive rights based on their age in a