![]() In 2003, African-American youth were detained at a rate 4.5 times higher than whites and Latino youth were detained at twice the rate of whites. Youth of color are impacted disproportionately by the overuse of detention. More than two-thirds are charged with property offenses, public order offenses, technical probation violations, or status offenses (like running away or breaking curfew). Seventy percent of youth in detention are held for nonviolent charges. ![]() Although detention facilities are meant to temporarily house those youth who are likely to re-offend before their trial or who are unlikely to appear for their court date, many of the youth in this country’s 769 detention centers do not meet these criteria. Studies in Florida that controlled for the severity of young people’s offenses showed that detained youth are more likely to receive formal judicial intervention and be committed to state care than their peers who committed similar offenses but were not detained.ĭetention is widely misapplied, according to the report by the Justice Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based group that studies adult and juvenile justice policies. Another study on youth sent to a detention diversion program in San Francisco found that youth diverted from detention had half the recidivism rate of young people who remained in detention or in the juvenile justice system. Studies from around the country show that incarcerated youth have higher recidivism rates than youth supervised in other kinds of settings.Ī study conducted by the Wisconsin legislature found that “placement in secure detention…does not deter most juveniles,” and that in the four counties studied, 70 percent of the youth held in secure detention were arrested or returned to detention within one year of release. The Dangers of Detention: The Impact of Incarcerating Youth in Detention and Other Secure Facilities shows that rather than promoting public safety, detention - the pretrial “jailing” of youth not yet found delinquent - may contribute to future offenses. 28 at a major national conference promoting alternatives to detention. NEW ORLEANS - Inappropriately incarcerating youth in secure detention centers across the country can contribute to their future delinquent behavior and harm their education, employment and health, according to a new policy brief to be released on Nov. New report released at national conference to reduce pretrial juvenile detention, help cut costs and promote public safety ![]() Incarcerating Youth can Aggravate Crime and Frustrate Education, ![]()
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