The Legislature is considering school discipline policies that would reduce the overreliance on courts while increasing effective in-school behavior management. Our research suggests that a tiered approach can both increase school safety and cut costs.
Criminal Justice
Juvenile Justice
The Issue Juvenile offenders are more impressionable than adult offenders and have longer lives ahead of them. This raises the stakes for dealing with delinquent youth, as the success and failure of policies have a far-reaching effect on future public safety and taxpayer costs. Sentencing youth to ineffective, inappropriate programs and facilities could place a...
September 22, 2020