Processing arrested juveniles as adults has small effect on criminal recidivism, study finds

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 07:00 in Health & Medicine

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found a three to five percent reduction in the probability of criminal recidivism among a sample of juveniles arrested for felony drug offenses, some of whom were processed as adults due to their age at the time of their arrests.

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