- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Do retention practices in the state of Georgia contribute to the incarceration rates of juveniles?, 2002
- Creator:
- Davis, Temita S.
- Date of Original:
- 2002-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- In the State of Georgia, the manner of handling juvenile law violators has changed drastically. This thesis examines retention practices in Georgia's juvenile justice system, which result in a large portion of black individuals, ages 13-17, being incarcerated in facilities for nonviolent crimes. Georgia detains over 3,000 juveniles annually, of which 86 percent are nonviolent offenders. This has, and will continue to have, a profound effect on the State and especially the juvenile. This thesis provides a literature review including state and national data, as well as survey research, and focus group sessions. Four independent variables and four dependent variables are considered. The findings of this investigation reveal that funding and other costs associated with juvenile corrections are exorbitant and are not necessarily used to stop or prevent crime. Moreover, the treatment of juveniles and conditions that they are subjected to serves only to increase rates of incarceration and possibly channel the nonviolent offender into the adult criminal justice system. This research suggests that retention practices be more carefully examined before young people become entrenched, by default, in policies that establish higher arrests, increased convictions, swelling costs, and more exposure to criminal activity with less restorative programs.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2002_davis_temita_s
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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