Branded for life
Subtitle: Florida's prosecution of children as adults under its "Direct File" statute
By: [Alba Morales]
Contributors: Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 2014
Place of publication: [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781623131180
Subjects: Juvenile detention; Juvenile corrections; Administration of Juvenile justice
Other titles: Florida's prosecution of children as adults under its "Direct File" statute
Description: Recommendations -- Methodology -- I. Background -- II. Do children belong in the adult criminal justice system? -- III. Rights put at risk by direct file -- IV. Relevant legal standards -- V. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A. Human Rights Watch letter and survey -- Appendix B. Transfer rates for murder and property crimes for black and white youth -- Appendix C. 2011 direct file policies of the 4th Judicial Circuit.
Notes: "Alba Morales, researcher in the US Program of Human Rights Watch, researched and wrote this report."--P. 98.

"April 2014"--Table of contents p.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Recommendations; title: Methodology; title: I. Background; title: II. Do children belong in the adult criminal justice system?; title: III. Rights put at risk by direct file; title: IV. Relevant legal standards; title: V. Conclusion; title: Acknowledgments; title: Appendix A. Human Rights Watch letter and survey; title: Appendix B. Transfer rates for murder and property crimes for black and white youth; title: Appendix C. 2011 direct file policies of the 4th Judicial Circuit.