Justice Research Summary: Young Offenders: What Happens And What Should Happen

In February 2014, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) released a Justice Research bulletin examining policies that affect youth who transition from the juvenile to the criminal justice system, with an emphasis on delinquents ages 15–17 and young adults ages 18–24 already in the criminal justice system . . .