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From Time Out to Hard Time: Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System

Author(s): 
Dietch, M. Barstow, A., Lukens, L., & Reyna, R.
Organization: 
The University of Texas at Austin
Publisher: 
The University of Texas at Austin
Date Published: 
January, 2009

This report provides the first-ever comprehensive look at how the nation treats young children who commit serious crimes, analyzes the available data with regard to the transfer of young children to adult criminal court, documents the harsh and tragic consequences that follow when young children go into the adult criminal justice system, examines international practices, and offers policy recommendations to address this situation.

Download a copy of From Time Out to Hard Time: Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System (PDF, 1.07 MB) from the The University of Texas at Austin Web site.