{"article":{"id":248093,"heading":"BTL:New Policies in Juvenile Justice System Obstruct Goal of Youth Rehabilitation","author":"Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http","created":"2011-10-02 11:31:28","modified":"2013-11-11 01:06:43","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:06:43","article":"<p>New Policies in Juvenile Justice System Obstruct Goal of Youth Rehabilitation <br><br> Interview with Ashley Nellis, research analyst of The Sentencing Project, conducted by Melinda Tuhus  <br>  <br>   <br>  <br> For decades of criminal justice practice in the U.S., juveniles were considered to have a special status, different from adult offenders, by virtue of their age and higher likelihood of rehabilitation. The criminal justice system put in place a process to insulate young people from the negative consequences of being thrown in with adult offenders and being branded a &ldquo;criminal.&rdquo; Prosecutors followed procedures that allowed the conviction of young offenders to remain confidential matters.   <br><br> Story continues <br>  <br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btlonline.org\/2011\/seg\/111007cf-btl-nellis.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.btlonline.org\/2011\/seg\/111007cf-btl-nellis.html<\/a><\/p>\n","contact":"mail(AT)btlonline(DOT)org","link":"Between the Lines c\/o Squeaky Wheel Productions P.O. Box 110176 Trumbull, CT 06611","address":"Between the Lines c\/o Squeaky Wheel Productions P.O. Box 110176 Trumbull, CT 06611","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Interview with Ashley Nellis, research analyst of The Sentencing Project, conducted by Melinda Tuhus","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2011\/10\/248093.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}