Source: (1997) Prison Journal. 77(2):125-134
The United States is not the only place experiencing increases in juvenile correctional populations. This article examines the impact of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act of 1989 in New Zealand. Included in this act are some of the same strategies that are being used in some U.S. cities.
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