Two new surveys funded by the MacArthur Foundation show strong public backing for the rehabilitation of youth offenders and a greater willingness of taxpayers to pay for rehabilitation than incarceration. Polling by the Center for Children’s Law and Policy finds more than 70 percent of the public agree that incarcerating youthful offenders without rehabilitation is the same as giving up on them. Nine out of 10 people surveyed believe that “almost all youth who commit crimes have the potential to change.” According to separate research conducted by the MacArthur Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice, the public is willing to pay an average of nearly 20 percent more in taxes for juvenile rehabilitation than incarceration. Read more here: www.macfound.org.
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