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Youth Court as Diversion: Outcomes for Shoplifting Cases at the Staten Island Youth Court

Jun 17, 2013

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This study examines the impact of the Staten Island Youth Court on case outcomes for 16 and 17 year-olds arraigned on shoplifting charges and finds a sharp reduction in guilty pleas and an increase in conditional dismissals (with Youth Court participation typically serving as the condition).