Old enough to do time : juvenile justice policies

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Label

Old enough to do time : juvenile justice policies

Title remainder

juvenile justice policies

Statement of responsibility

produced, written, and directed by Roger Weisberg for Public Policy Productions

Creator

• Weisberg, Roger

Contributor

• Public Policy Productions, Inc

Subject

• Justice, Administration of
• Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation -- United States
• Documentary films
• Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States

Genre

• Documentary films

Language

eng

Summary

"If you re old enough to do the crime, you re old enough to do the time." This documentary investigates the results of this stern policy, a departure from earlier attitudes when juvenile courts were established specifically to help young people reform. We see juveniles as young as thirteen being tried as adults and incarcerated with adult criminals. This program also shows us four alternative correctional programs; one where minors are referred to community boards instead of the courts; a second, based on a wilderness "outward bound" program; a third, based on a residential model; and a fourth, a "tracking" program which keeps close tabs on youthful offenders. The documentary concludes that by locking up juveniles we gain some short term relief from crime, but in the long run we may be giving up on children who could have been turned around

Awards note

• American Psychological Association, 1987
• EMMY Nomination, 1984
• Silver Gavel Award, American Bar Association,1984

Cataloging source

VaAlASP

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

For College; Adult audiences

Language note

English

Runtime

58

Target audience

general