Graduation Year
2023
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Politics and International Relations
Reader 1
Mark Golub
Reader 2
Nancy Nieman
Abstract
In the United States, hundreds of thousands of youth are detained every year in juvenile detention centers. While these centers are meant to provide safety and care to youth while they await trial, in many occasions they experience horrible mistreatment and abuse at the hands of staff and even other youth. Some are locked inside their cells for almost 23 hours a day, while others are physically and sexually abused under the threat of a longer stay or more abuse. Following allegations, many institutions have made the decision to either close their doors or use their federal funding to reopen as rehabilitation centers.
Recommended Citation
Stokes, Frances, "THE JUVENILE DETENTION SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES: ABUSE WITHIN THE TROUBLED YOUTH PROGRAMS" (2023). Scripps Senior Theses. 2120.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/2120
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
