Over the past 20 years, there's been a promising decline in arrests
of youths in the United States. The reasons for the drop are elusive,
but one factor might be a renewed interest within the juvenile justice
system in paying better attention to child welfare before kids are drawn
to crime. States are also seeking alternatives to traditional
punishment once kids are in the system.
But
a new report out this week
finds that for young girls, the trend is going in the opposite direction. The proportion of
girls in the juvenile justice system has increased at every stage of the process over the last 20 years, from arrests to detention and probati
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