Citation

Deitch M, Breeden R, Weingarten R. Am. J. Crim. Law 2012; 40(1): 1-67.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, University of Texas School of Law Publications)

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Abstract

The article discusses the operational and fiscal implications of a proposed increase in the age of juvenile jurisdiction in Texas as of September 2012, focusing on the physical and psychological risks which people as young as seventeen years old are placed in adult prisons. A cost-benefit analysis is addressed, as well as criminal justice administration in Texas and data from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the case Roper v. Simmons is examined.

KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency