SOC 220 Chapter 23: Strategies of Deterrence and Incapacitation
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All states now: req or permit open court hearings for juv accused of certain serious crimes, allow the names of juv convicted of certain serious crimes to be released to the public, allow greater access to juv court records, make it more diff for juv to expunge/destroy their court records. Restorative justice: attempts to sanction offenders in a way that does not increase a. b. the likelihood of further crime, tries to address causes of crime beyond direct control, the program (of restorative justice, offender admits guilt, offender and victim asked to participate in program, a conference is scheduled w/ a facilitator or coordinator, victim describes harm that the crime caused, and their family or community members describe the harms as well, victim may question the offender, they both discuss how the harm might be repaired, offender apologizes, makes restitutions, etc, general deterrence.
