JUVENILE OFFENDERS AND ADULT FELONY RECIDIVISM: THE IMPACT OF TRANSFER
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We examined adult felony recidivism for 475 matched pairs in Florida. Each pair, matched on seven factors, contained one juvenile transferred to adult court and one retained in the juvenile justice system. We found that transfers were more likely to re-offend and were more likely to commit violence after they turned 18 years of age. This was true even after controlling for additional case details (e.g., victim injury, weapon use, gang involvement). Get tough policies that transfer juvenile offenders to criminal court may “backfire” and have a criminogenic rather than deterrent effect.
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The change in policy that Proposition 57 brought was partially due to the fact that sending a juvenile to the adult system did not seem to assist rehabilitation and may have increased the likelihood of recidivism.
“The change in policy that Proposition 57 brought was partially due to the fact that sending a juvenile to the adult system did not seem to assist the youth in rehabilitation, but rather may have even increased the likelihood of recidivism.”
From Transfer of Minors to Adult Court in California: Investigating the Legal/Demographic Factors that Make the Difference (2025) · cites this paper as Lanza-Kaduce et al. (2005)
Lanza-Kaduce et al. (2005) examined adult felony recidivism for 475 matched pairs of one juvenile transferred to adult court and one retained in the juvenile justice system in Florida; the transfers were more likely to reoffend once they turned 18.
“Lanza-Kaduce et al. (2005) examined adult felony recidivism for 475 matched pairs of one juvenile transferred to adult court and one retained in the juvenile justice system in Florida.The transfers were more likely to reoffend once they turned 18 years of age.”
From Transfer of Minors to Adult Court in California: Investigating the Legal/Demographic Factors that Make the Difference (2025) · cites this paper as Lanza-Kaduce et al. (2005)
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The Transfer of Juveniles to Criminal Court: Does It Make a Difference?
Bishop, D. M., Frazier, C. E., Lanza-Kaduce, L., & Winner, L. (1996) · Crime & Delinquency · doi:10.1177/0011128796042002001 · Cited by 253 · see citing works
Self-citationThe Transfer of Juveniles to Criminal Court: Reexamining Recidivism Over the Long Term
Winner, L., Lanza-Kaduce, L., Bishop, D. M., & Frazier, C. E. (1997) · Crime & Delinquency · doi:10.1177/0011128797043004009 · Cited by 161 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Lanza-Kaduce, L., Lane, J., Bishop, D. M., & Frazier, C. E.
- Affiliations
- a University of Florida
- University of Florida (US)
- Northeastern University (US)
- ORCID
- Lane, Jodi
- Venue
- Journal of Crime and Justice
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2005-01-01
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 59-77
- ISSN
- 0735-648X (ISSN-L)
- 2158-9119
- OpenAlex
- W2055452347
- Cited by
- 60
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Crime and Justice (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
- Keywords
- juvenile offenders, juvenile justice, violent recidivism, criminogenic effects, deterrence, gang involvement, Florida
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