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One of the core reasons we aim to improve this issue are the surprising and awful statistics relating to youth in our juvenile criminal system. Because so many of these are relating to the effects after juvenile on education, we want to fix this by reversing it and using education to help educate and create more awareness in our school systems about the youth justice system, so kids can avoid our country's youth justice system.
"As many as two thirds of youth who leave the juvenile justice system drop out of school."(Juvenile Law Center).
Juvenile & School
"An estimated 3-10.8% of foster care alumni attain a bachelor’s degree by age 21, compared to the national rate of 32.5%"(Juvenile Law Center).
Juvenile & Degrees
"Available research shows that only 2% of youth held at juvenile facilities for 90+ days were accepted to college"(Juvenile Law Center).
Juvenile & College
“The brain's structure and function undergo considerable changes during adolescence. Adolescents are more vulnerable to irrational decision-making caused by impulsivity and reward or sensation-seeking behavior due to their psychosocial immaturity"(Coalition for Juvenile Justice).
Youth Deciscion Making
"Only 65% of foster youth complete high school by age 21"(Juvenile Law Center).
Juvenile to High School
“Early intervention prevents the onset of delinquent behavior and supports the development of a youth’s assets and resilience. It also decreases rates of recidivism* by a significant 16 percent when youth do go on to engage with the justice system” (Youth.gov).
*Recidivism - The action of re-committing a crime after being released from incarceration.
Early Introduction
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