“Smart, Safe, and Fair: Strategies to Prevent Youth Violence, Heal Victims of Crimes, and Reduce Racial Inequality,” published through a collaboration between the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) and the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) addresses how to help youth involved in violent crime — both offenders and victims. Confinement of youth convicted of crimes has decreased; however, violent crime convictions have not. The report shows that confinement of youth is more expensive and less effective than community alternatives.
JPI and NCVC partnered to interview and explore what experts in the juvenile justice community thought about how to help youth involved in violent crime. The organizations interviewed youth involved in the system, prosecutors, victims and victim advocates, and public defenders. They found that confinement of youth is more expensive and less effective at reducing the chances of reoffending when compared to community alternatives, and that confinement is used disproportionately for youth of color who are less likely to be offered community-based alternatives. After interviewing the juvenile justice experts, the report lays out recommendations to help keep communities safer and help youth stay out of confinement.
[For more go to https://jjie.org/2019/02/06/ne...e-racial-inequality/]
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