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AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT:
A population study was undertaken to examine the effects of judicial waiver laws (transferring juveniles to criminal court) on jails and prisons in Kansas. Data were collected by means of a mailed survey to four large urban county adult jails and six state prisons that confined inmates under the age of 18 years old during a three-year period 1995-1997. Specific inquiry was made to (1) provide a descriptive profile of the inmates under the age of 18 years old who are incarcerated in jails and prisons, (2) identify those correctional policies and practices which have been developed and implemented by jail and prison officials as a result of the judicial waiver laws, and (3) forecast the future jail and prison juvenile population size and discuss its implications for policy making. The results of this study show that judicial waiver laws affect the incarceration of both violent and non-violent offenders. While juvenile admission rates to Kansas prisons were highest for serious person crimes, the majority of juvenile admissions to Kansas jails were for property crimes. Sixteen and 17 year old males represented 98% of those incarcerated in all adult institutions and black youths were disproportionately over-represented in adult jail populations. Although the number of juvenile admissions to all adult institutions increased during the 3-year time period, correctional policies remain unchanged with confinement practices structured for the adult inmate population. Prisoner victimization, legal liability, staff training, and other effects of judicial waiver laws are discussed. A forecast of juvenile inmate population growth for Kansas adult jails and prisons is projected. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, 1999. Copyright © 1999 by Gerald Joseph Bayens, Jr.; University Microfilms International)
Judicial Transfer-Waiver
Juvenile In Adult Court
Juvenile In Adult Correctional Institution
Juvenile Inmate
Juvenile Offender
Kansas
Correctional Decision Making
Sentencing Effects
Legal Processes
Incarcerated
Criminal Justice System
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