Annotated Bibliography: Juvenile Incarceration In USA

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Annotated Bibliography: Juvenile Incarceration In USA
Matsuda K.N (2009) The Impact of Incarceration on Young Offenders: Irvine. University of California 
Matsuda is an experienced scholar in criminal justice system in the USA and its corresponding impact it as on the offenders and the society at large. In this dissertation, she sought to find out how the judicial systems in America differentiate a juvenile from an adult when handling young offenders’ cases and their corresponding impact on recidivism. She also finds out on what importation and deprivation factors predict the recommitment of young offenders and if there exist graded age differences that explain future behavior. In her study, he opines that the public favors youth incarceration for their crimes. The public opinion seems to be pegged on personal experiences that arise from recommitment after incarceration. The public opinion also seems to incline to the rehabilitation of juveniles rather than incarceration in adult facilities if they are found to be likely to avoid recommitment. The Deprivation Development Theory featured in this research posits that pro-youth incarceration is more likely to hinder the transition to adulthood and less likely to achieve the goal of recidivism.
Piquero, A. R., & Steinberg, L. (2010). Public Preferences For Rehabilitation Versus Incarceration Of Juvenile Offenders. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38(1), 1-6.
Piquero and Steinberg conducted a study to uncover the public opinion on youth incarceration. In this journal, the aim was to establish the public preference on whether children should be incarcerated or rehabilitated. The research was designed to cover four extensive states with different demographic qualities and political orientation. The methodology was designed to uncover the public standpoint in matters youth incarceration and how they perceive corrective facilities about their taxes. The study uncovered that public interest on youth incarceration is influenced by their tax that goes into rehabilitation of young offenders. If rehabilitation is cheaper, the public becomes inclined to choose rehabilitation over incarceration and not based on the outcome of the correctional facilities. Pegging efficacy of correctional facilities on the direct impact on resources of the study sample showed that the general public is not ready to embrace reforms that could lead to lesser crime by juveniles if it eats into their resources.
Schwartz, I. M., Guo, S., & Kerbs, J. J. (1993). The Impact Of Demographic Variables On Public Opinion Regarding Juvenile Justice: Implications For Public Policy. Crime & Delinquency, 39(1), 5-28.
In this study, Ira M. Schwartz sought to investigate the public standpoint on the punitive juvenile justice system in the USA. The researchers had a methodology that was designed to explore the relationship between demographic variables and opinions towards trying juveniles in adult courts. The study also delved further to the corresponding sentences given to young offenders and their incarceration in adult correctional facilities. The research showed that majority of the respon...