For more than 20 years now, the attitude in some jurisdictions has been if you're old enough to do the crime, you're old enough to do the time. After two decades of applying this increasingly punitive mindset to juvenile offenders, it is possible to see the actual consequences of transferring more and younger offenders to adult courts.
In Do the Crime, Do the Time: Juvenile Criminals and Adult Justice in the American Court System, the authors apply their decades of experience, both in the practical world and from unique research perspectives, to shed light on the influence of public opinion and the political forces that shape juvenile justice policy in the United States.
The book provides a fresh look at the way the United States is choosing to deal with some of the serious or persistent juvenile offenders, utilizing real-life examples and cases to draw connections between transfer policies and individual outcomes. Review: In their comprehensive overview, Mays (emer., New Mexico State Univ.) and Ruddell (Univ. of Regina, Canada) explain how the rehabilitative goals of juvenile justice reformers have been altered by recent policies allowing juvenile offenders to be transferred to adult criminal court...
Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice Mays and Ruddell offer a well-supported and balanced analysis of the state of juvenile justice, with a focus on transfer of youth to adult courts... By alerting readers to the indefinite future of juvenile justice and youth transfers, Mays and Ruddell open the door for legal and empirical scholars, as well as those interested in juvenile rights, to build upon their findings and possibly shape the juvenile court's future. - Journal of Youth and Adolescence This important book comes at a crucial time in the history of the U.S. justice system...
This fine book by Mays and Ruddell is a valuable tool for modern day reformers. - Punishment Society
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