Long-Term
the system was changed to be more aggressive policies to make it more simple to treat the offenders.
”Legal reforms and policy changes that have taken place under the get-tough rubric include more aggressive policing of juveniles, making it easier (or in some cases mandatory) to treat a juvenile who has committed certain offenses as an adult, moving decision making about where to try a juvenile from the judge to the prosecutor or the state legislature.” (National Academies)
The evidence Describes how some of the changes had affected the offenders and what actions were taken to re-enforce it. Since they had changed policies and legal reforms they had taken a while for agreement about the changes.
Short-Term
During the time there were few changes to the system.
”Rehabilitation done poorly can be just as coercive and harmful as the punitive policies we’ve experienced. Despite these concerns, I’m cautiously optimistic about what lies ahead on the correctional landscape.” (EKU)
The evidence is describing how the system works, it could lead to more serious problems and continue to affect the juvenile offenders. Because of this issue they did eventually become more cautious about the rehabilitation process.