Understanding the lived experiences of youth incarcerated in adult facilities through their letters: A content analysis
Caitlin Cavanagh,
Casey Orr,
Mary K. Kitzmiller
et al.
Abstract:Youth in the United States continue to be tried, sentenced, and incarcerated as adults, despite their age and developmental immaturity. To better understand the lived experience of sentencing youth as adults, a content analysis was completed to synthesize 267 letters written by incarcerated persons sentenced as youth from across the United States to inductively identify common themes that encapsulate youths’ experiences. Six themes emerged from these efforts: (1) youth who commit crimes are fundamentally less … Show more
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