Juvy Research Papers

Kids Prison Juvenile incarceration has happened around the world. But today We will observe how juvy is in Maryland. In 2009, Police made more than 75,000 arrests in Baltimore City, including 975 arrests for robbery and 1,162 arrests for weapons possession. That year, the police made 802 arrests for prostitution, 1,591 arrests for larceny and nearly 24,000 arrests for drug offenses. Though Juvy is the Maryland governments way to contain children and discipline them. Is it truly a necessary or a trustworthy thing. Though people believe that Juvy is a helpful thing others have had different experiences.The experience in the juvenile prison and the treatment center "could not be more different" according to Rachel , a drug dealer who had a substance abuse problem . What she experienced in the Juvenile prison not only did not help her to deal with the substance abuse issue she was facing, she was removed from her family support system and was subjected to exploitation and abuse from …show more content…
Over the past 12 years, the rate of juveniles committed to prison or other correctional facilities in the United States dropped by 53 percent, according to a new analysis from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Combine that decline with a simultaneous drop in violent crime rates among juveniles, there has shown a long-term trend that experts believe is both sustainable and a model for future reform of the adult criminal justice system. Others have really changed after juvenile incarceration like Kisaka , a young adult who had taken her dad’s car while her parents were out, and, not knowing how to drive, immediately crashed it into the side of their apartment building. When her parents came back, they had to call the police to file a report for their insurance claim. After juvy she was ready to start a new beginning and was able to go to Clayton State University to study political