Currently , public debate has moved the balance greatly toward the punitive side of a range that runs from pure treatment to pure punishment . In current years , some legislatures have approved a more punitive model of juvenile justice without approving corresponding rehabilitative or treatment elements . By shifting to this more punitive model , the political process has enthused toward a strategy that constantly has been useless in reducing juvenile crime . The shift from rehabilitation deteriorates the juvenile justice system 's capability to...











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