A History of Youth Corrections in California and the Origins of Twenty-First Century Reform
by
Daniel E. Macallair
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
The California youth corrections system is undergoing the most sweeping transformation in its 154-year history. The extraordinary nature of this change is revealed by the striking decline in the state’s youth incarceration rate. In 1996, with 10,000 youth confined in 11 state-run correctional facilities,...