Youth, Interrupted: Encouraging a Holistic Approach to Juvenile Incarceration Policy

Author

Ashley Tisdale, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaFollow

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

25

Number

2

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

Scientific research into the experience of juveniles in detention has recently had an impact on court rulings. In the cases of Roper v Simmons (2005), Graham v Florida (2010) and Miller v. Alabama (2012) judges used research in juvenile cognitive development to inform their rulings. Though current research covers different aspects of juvenile experience in the criminal justice system, few studies approach the subject holistically or examine the inherent symbiotic relationship between juvenile detention policy and juvenile incarceration. This literature review seeks to present information on and encourage further examination of this relationship. For the purposes of the review, the terms “youth,” “juvenile,” “adolescent/s,” “young people,” and “under age” all refer to people between the ages of 13 and 18.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

Juvenile offenders, incarceration, mental health, long-term, reentry

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Tisdale, Ashley (2020) "Youth, Interrupted: Encouraging a Holistic Approach to Juvenile Incarceration Policy," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 25: No. 2, Article 1.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol25/iss2/1