,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #hce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #af1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,:iteh\se 7= himself & ,ms4   
,w>r57 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,,resolution  ,express+ support = !   
designation ( ,octob] #bjbb z ,national 
,y\? ,ju/ice ,action ,mon?4  ,:]eas !   
hi/orical role ( ! juv5ile c\rt sy/em is
 to rehabilitate & treat "y p :ile hold+
 !m acc\ntable & ma9ta9+ public safety1 
& ! juv5ile c\rt sy/em is !re=e bett]   
equipp$ to "w ) y\? ?an ! adult crim9al 
ju/ice sy/em1 :i* is punitive 9 nature2 
,:]eas y\? are developm5tally diff]5t f 
adults1 & ^? diff]5ces h be5-- 7#a7     
docum5t$ by rese>* on ! adolesc5t bra92 
&  7#b7 ackn[l$g$ by ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,/ate supreme c\rts1 & 
_m ,/ate & ,f$]al laws t prohibit y\? "u
 ! age ( #ah f tak+ on major adult      
responsibilities su* z vot+1 jury duty1 
& milit>y s]vice2 ,:]eas y\? :o are     
plac$ "u ! commitm5t ( ! juv5ile c\rt   

sy/em (t5 d n receive access to         
age-appropriate s]vices & education &   
rema9 f> f _! families1 :i* increases ! 
likelihood t ^? y\? w commit (f5ses 9 ! 
future2 ,:]eas1 e ye> 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 an e/imat$ #ec1jjj y\?s are tri$1      
s5t5c$1 or inc>c]at$ z adults1 & mo/ (  
^? y\? are prosecut$ = nonviol5t (f5ses2
 ,:]eas mo/ laws all[+ ! prosecution (  
y\? z adults 7 enact$ be=e ! publication
 ( rese>*-bas$ evid5ce by ! ,c5t]s =    
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion & !      
,(fice ( ,juv5ile ,ju/ice & ,del9qu5cy  
,prev5tion ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice      
demon/rat+ t prosecut+ y\? 9 adult c\rt 
actually decreases public safety z1 on  
av]age1 y\? prosecut$ 9 adult c\rt are  
#cd p]c5t m likely to commit future     
crimes ?an y\? reta9$ 9 ! juv5ile c\rt  
sy/em2 ,:]eas y\? ( color1 y\? )        
disabilities1 & y\? ) m5tal heal? issues
 are disproportionately repres5t$ at all
 /ages ( ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em2 ,:]eas 
conf9+ y\? 9 adult jails or prisons1 :]e
 y\? are significantly m likely to be   

physically & sexually assault$ & are (t5
 plac$ 9 solit>y conf9em5t1 is h>mful to
 public safety & to "y p 9 ! legal      
sy/em2 ,:]eas y\? s5t5c$ z adults       
receive an adult crim9al record t h9d]s 
future education & employm5t            
opportunities2 ,:]eas y\? :o receive    
extremely long s5t5ces des]ve an        
opportunity to demon/rate _! pot5tial to
 gr[ & *ange2 & ,:]eas1 9 ,octob]1 p    
ar\nd ! ,unit$ ,/ates p>ticipate 9 ,y\? 
,ju/ice ,action ,mon? to-- 7#a7 increase
 public aw>5ess ( ! ne$ to protect !    
con/itutional rights ( y\?1 e/abli% a   
m9imum age = arre/+ *ildr52  7#b7 remove
 y\? f adult c\rts & prisons2  7#c7 end 
! practice ( s5t5c+ *ildr5 to life      
imprisonm5t )\t p>ole & consecutive or  
l5g?y s5t5ces t am\nt to de facto life  
imprisonm5t )\t p>ole2 &  7#d7 provide p
 across ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) an opportunity
 to develop action-ori5t$ ev5ts 9 _!    
communities3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !     
,s5ate-- 7#a7 ackn[l$ges t ! collat]al  
consequ5ces normally appli$ 9 ! adult   

crim9al ju/ice sy/em %\ld n             
automatically apply to y\? arre/$ =     
crimes be=e ! age ( #ah2  7#b7 expresses
 support = ! designation ( ,national    
,y\? ,ju/ice ,action ,mon?2  7#c7       
recognizes & supports ! goals & ideals (
 ,national ,y\? ,ju/ice ,action ,mon?2 &
  7#d7 recognizes ! importance ( &      
enc\rages ! ,(fice ( ,juv5ile ,ju/ice & 
,del9qu5cy ,prev5tion to fully implem5t 
! ,juv5ile ,ju/ice & ,del9qu5cy         
,prev5tion ,act ( #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4  
#aaaja et seq471 z am5d$ by ! ,juv5ile  
,ju/ice ,re=m ,act ( #bjah 7,public ,law
 #aae-che2 #acb ,/at4 #eabc71 9 a mann] 
9 keep+ ) ! _s & int5t ( ! law4