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American youth don't know much about the juvenile justice system

  • Written by Tammy Chang, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
About 1.6 million minors are arrested in the U.S. every year.chatiyanon/Shutterstock.com

Young people in the U.S. who end up in the juvenile justice system often leave the system much worse than when they entered.

But American youth know little to nothing about the juvenile justice system that would determine their future if they were ever accused...

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