LWV of New York State, Raise the Age

Date Study Completed

1/2016

Name of Submitting League

LWV of New York State

Title of Study

Raise the Age

Summary of Study

In June 2015, LWVNYS convention delegates approved a state board recommended program item to conduct a post-convention concurrence with portions of LWV of Ohio’s Juvenile Justice position raising the age of adult criminal responsibility to 18 years-“Raise the Age”. At the time, New York State and North Carolina were the only states that prosecuted all youth 16 years of age and older as adults.

League or Contact Email Address

jennifer@lwvny.org

League or Contact Phone Number

518-465-4162

URL(s) of study, position or related documents

http://www.lwvny.org/programs-studies.html#raise