Category: Juvenile Crime

Damned Saint, Honorable Villain

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“After being arrested, I was suicidal and hopeless,” Austin Yabandith, a 17-year-old from Superior, Wisconsin, recalls. “As of right now, I am just hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.” The “worst” would be pretty bad. After discovering…

Rationale for Registry Reform

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Labeling  theory  proposes  that  self-identity  and  behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the words used to describe or classify them; the stigma and isolation resulting from labels attached to those who deviate from social norms can be…

When juveniles are found guilty of sexual misconduct

Please read this intense article by Sarah Stillman, staff writer at The New Yorker and a visiting scholar at the N.Y.U. Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. The following is truncated and an excerpt of her post, due to the length…