Evidence on the effectiveness of juvenile incarceration has not been good—the conditions in juvenile facilities are often problematic, and many youth come out of these facilities worse than when they entered

For juveniles who commit very serious criminal offenses, incarceration of some kind is common, and in fact, the public often supports this tough approach for serious juvenile offenders. And yet, evidence on the effectiveness of juvenile incarceration has not been good—the conditions in juvenile facilities are often problematic, and many youth come out of these facilities worse than when they entered (with a high risk for future crime). For this discussion, address two questions. First, in drawing from two pieces of assigned content from this unit—the podcast episode involving Nell Bernstein and the report from The Sentencing Project—what are the key problems that emerge in the practical use of juvenile incarceration? Second, in light of these problems, what should we do differently? THIS IS THE LINK FOR THE PODCAST : https://www.npr.org/2014/06/04/318801651/burning-down-the-house-makes-the-case-against-juvenile-incarceration.

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