As of 1994, California law has allowed juveniles 14 years and older to be tried as adults. Filmmaker Leslie Neale was a volunteer in the Los Angeles County Juvenile Hall when she started meeting incarcerated kids who faced adult sentences. Their stories form the basis for a documentary Neale’s made, called “Juvies,” excerpted here for the first time on television.
- Juvies, official documentary web site
- “Juvenile Justice,” PBS NewsHour report on Prop. 21, sponsored by former Governor Pete Wilson, to “stiffen juvenile sentences.”
- California Center for Juvenile Justice, advocates “balanced and humane criminal justice policies that reduce incarceration and promote long-term public safety.”
- National Juvenile Defender Center, improving “counsel and quality of representation for children in the justice system.”
- MacArthur Juvenile Competence Study, foundation report suggests juveniles are incompetent to stand trial as adults.
- Dr. Elizabeth Sowell, investigates differences between adult and adolescent psychology and is cited in this segment.
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