Do transfer laws “work”? Review the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) report prepared by Richard E. Redding (2010) entitled Juvenile Transfer Laws: An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency? which is available at https://www.ncjrs. gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/220595.pdf. Research findings indicate that youth handled in criminal courts have higher recidivism rates when compared with similar youth processed in juvenile court. After reviewing Redding’s report, what are your conclusions about transfer laws?
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