Developmental disability is prevalent among juvenile offenders. Most juveniles are found to have some type of disorder, either with developmental thinking or physical impairment to educational struggles. Because of the lack of parenting for some of these youth they go unnoticed or undiagnosed until trouble being. In “the study of delayed transition to …show more content…
This poses a safety risk to these children both physically and sexually. Adult prisons are not safe places for juveniles to be. They are vulnerable to, not only assault from inmates, but correctional officer as well. Human beings learn by examples and experiences. Institutionalizing young people and putting them into a population of harden criminals allows them to teach themselves what they will carry with them for the remainder of their lives. Youth in prison are forced to develop dysfunctional survival skills. Youth in adult prisons are at higher risk for abuse at the hands of fellow prisoners because of their age, size, and vulnerability. Placing youth in adult prisons put them at a disadvantage and also a subservient position. Juvenile will never be equal to an adult in maturity. They face a no win situation when confronted by adult prisoners. They are at a higher risk to be sexually