In the juvenile justice system, an outstanding number of youth are subject to an unfair trial. In the case of being accused of committing a crime, many children are decided early on by prosecution to be tried as an adult. Most states in the U.S. still have very low age limits for trying children as adults, making it possible, for example, a nine year old to be tried for the same crime committed by someone of twenty years older. Furthermore, the vast majority of youth do not fully understand their Miranda Rights. More specifically several are unaware of the right to remain silent and not to answer any questions asked by officers, as well as the right to have an attorney present throughout questioning itself. The law enforcement will often take
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It refers to a person's relapse into criminal behaviour, often after the person receives sanctions or undergoes intervention for a previous crime”. In the United States, the juvenile recidivism rate within the first twenty-four months of release is 66%. This means that after two years of being released from prison, 66% of youth will commit a crime again. This percentage is so high because the majority of juvenile detention programs are failing. Programs established to discourage juvenile delinquency are doing the exact opposite, damaging the growth of children and teenagers alike that are already in the system. Instead of supporting and focusing attention towards counselling and the encouragement of bettering oneself, most programs tend to lean towards negative reinforcement; making the youth feel a much worse guilt for their committed felonies. This does not do well after release as offenders often have a desire to commit a crime again, especially to get back at the system if there were cruel punishment methods in the detention center itself. Cory Doctorow presents this situation on the novel, as Marcus creates an entire secret online website solely to take down the Department of Homeland Security after he had been kidnapped and wrongfully
It refers to a person's relapse into criminal behaviour, often after the person receives sanctions or undergoes intervention for a previous crime”. In the United States, the juvenile recidivism rate within the first twenty-four months of release is 66%. This means that after two years of being released from prison, 66% of youth will commit a crime again. This percentage is so high because the majority of juvenile detention programs are failing. Programs established to discourage juvenile delinquency are doing the exact opposite, damaging the growth of children and teenagers alike that are already in the system. Instead of supporting and focusing attention towards counselling and the encouragement of bettering oneself, most programs tend to lean towards negative reinforcement; making the youth feel a much worse guilt for their committed felonies. This does not do well after release as offenders often have a desire to commit a crime again, especially to get back at the system if there were cruel punishment methods in the detention center itself. Cory Doctorow presents this situation on the novel, as Marcus creates an entire secret online website solely to take down the Department of Homeland Security after he had been kidnapped and wrongfully