Juvenile offenders are more impressionable than adult offenders, and have longer lives ahead of them. This raises the stakes for both success and failure for both future public safety and taxpayer costs when dealing with juveniles. Sentencing youth to ineffective, inappropriate programs and facilities could place a one-time nonviolent offender on a path of persistent wrongdoing; essentially making the youth a lifetime siphon of resources rather than contributor.
Supervised Drug Consumption Sites: Overview and Model Legislation
Supervised drug consumption sites are causing more harm than the help they are allegedly providing. In cities where these sites have opened, they have attracted crime and ultimately failed to address the causes of overdose and addiction. Key points: Supervised drug consumption sites are illegal by federal law, but NGOs continue to try to open...