Overview
What should be done with minors who kill, maim, defile, and destroy the lives of others? The state of Texas deals with some of its most serious and violent youthful offenders through ""determinate sentencing,"" a unique sentencing structure that blends parts of the juvenile and adult justice systems. Once adjudicated via determinate sentencing, offenders are first incarcerated in the Texas Youth Commission (TYC). As they approach age eighteen, they are either transferred to the Texas prison system to serve the remainder of their original determinate sentence or released from TYC into Texas's communities. The first long-term study of determinate sentencing in Texas, Lost Causes examines the social and delinquent histories, institutionalization experiences, and release and recidivism outcomes of more than 3,000 serious and violent juvenile offenders who received such sentences between 1987 and 2011. The authors seek to understand the process, outcomes, and consequences of determinate sentencing, which gave serious and violent juvenile offenders one more chance to redeem themselves or to solidify their place as the next generation of adult prisoners in Texas. The book's findings-that about 70 percent of offenders are released to the community during their most crime-prone years instead of being transferred to the Texas prison system and that about half of those released continue to reoffend for serious crimes-make Lost Causes crucial reading for all students and practitioners of juvenile and criminal justice.
Full Product Details
Author: Chad R. Trulson ,
Darin R. Haerle ,
Jonathan W. Caudill ,
Matt DeLisi
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Imprint: University of Texas Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781477308455
ISBN 10: 1477308458
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 15 March 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
CHAD R. TRULSON is a professor and associate chair in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of North Texas in Denton. DARIN R. HAERLE is an assistant professor of criminal justice at California State University, Chico. JONATHAN W. CAUDILL is an associate professor and criminal justice coordinator in the Department of Political Science at California State University, Chico. MATT DELISI is a professor and coordinator of criminal justice studies and affiliate with the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
