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JUDICIAL INTERVENTION AND JUVENILE CORRECTIONS REFORM: A CASE STUDY OF JERRY M. V. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

The article discusses judicial intervention and juvenile corrections reform measures in the U.S. as of July 2012, focusing on a case study of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia class action lawsuit Jerry M. v. District of Columbia. Attempts to reform a juvenile justice system are a...

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Publicado en:Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology Vol. 102; no. 3; pp. 901 - 965
Autor principal: Singer, Will
Formato: Case Study
Publicado: Northwestern University Summer2012
Materias:
United States
United States. District Court (District of Columbia)
Juvenile corrections
Prison reform
Action & defense cases
Class actions
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Sumario:The article discusses judicial intervention and juvenile corrections reform measures in the U.S. as of July 2012, focusing on a case study of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia class action lawsuit Jerry M. v. District of Columbia. Attempts to reform a juvenile justice system are addressed, along with an examination of a juvenile corrections lawsuit in the District of Columbia based on allegations that the system has fallen below the constitutional and statutory standards which govern its operations.