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‘Getting Tough’ With Youth Legislative waiver as crime control
Author(s) -
MERLO ALIDA V.,
BENEKOS PETER J.,
COOK WILLIAM J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.1997.tb01748.x
Subject(s) - waiver , economic justice , legislature , juvenile , political science , legislation , law , criminology , juvenile delinquency , control (management) , sociology , economics , biology , genetics , management
In the rush to punish juvenile offenders and to reform the juvenile justice system, legislatures have redefined the philosophy of juvenile justice and restructured the waiver process. As the convergence of juvenile and adult systems continues, the future of juvenile justice has become the new object of politicalization. This paper critiques the politics of ‘get‐tough’ legislation and the implications of legislative waivers. The authors review the language and intent of waiver reforms, images of juvenile justice and the concept of crime control.