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Christopher Pittman at age 12 was charged as an adult for the murder of his grandparents.
These crimes were committed while he was having an adverse reaction to Zoloft prescribed to him and not approved for children under the age of 18.
At the age of 12 without representation or a parent present was allowed to waive his Miranda rights with no audio or video taping. Christopher was questioned with no adult or attorney present.
Convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
His sentence is the minimum mandatory sentence allowed by South Carolina laws.
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Welcome to The Juvenile Justice Foundation
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The Juvenile Justice foundation was created due to the significant changes in the juvenile justice system
across the country.
Although the number of crimes committed by juveniles is decreasing,the number of youths in custody
are presently increasing, the number of youths in custody are presently increasing,
many children coming into the criminal justice system are abused, neglected or maltreated and are
first offending juveniles.
Does Trying Juveniles as Adults Work? An Analysis of The Evidence
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By: Brian E. Oliver, PhD Student
University of Missouri St. Louis
Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
June, 2006
Abstract:
Over the past 30 years, there have been changes in many state laws which have led to a dramatic increase in the number of juveniles tried as adults and housed in adult jails and prisons.
Research conducted in this area, however, indicates that this get tough approach has been counterproductive.
This article discusses the legal consequences of adjudication in adult criminal court and offers a review of the research findings on the deterrent effect of transfer laws, recidivism rates in juvenile versus criminal courts,
issues inherent in housing juveniles in adult facilities and issues related to the competency of juvenile defendants. The implications of these findings are discussed and policy recommendations are given.
This report is a publication for The Juvenile Justice Foundation.
A Message from the Founder
In the United States we have many freedoms and privileges, one of our most privileged as a free nation is to make change;
in order to make change we must become more involved with what is happening in this country,with all issues that affect everyone of us today.
Be it the issues on the Iraq war; let your voice be heard. Be it child predators and child abuse let your voice be heard.
Juvenile justice reform in this nation is now becoming a hot topic as well. There has to be a better way for this society to handle children being tried as adults in this country.
Over and over again children are being sentenced anywhere from 30 years to life in prison, who might have receive lower sentences if they were truly adults.
Many of these same children are victims of child abuse and neglect. Many of these children are first time offenders.
The Juvenile Justice Foundation is currently collecting research on juveniles under the age of 18 tried and
sentenced as adults to long prison terms and LWOP.
Research collected will be used in the Foundations efforts to abolish juveniles being tried as adults in the United States
Provides assistance to all indigent children.
Children in need of help identifying problems and
solutions through maximum use of available resources.
Networking with National Organizations,
attorneys and donations are used for
non-reimbursable expenses associated
with the care and the needed experts in the legal field,
while going through the judicial process to
ensure the best possible outcome for children.
IARD
is an Independent Adverse Reaction Database, created by the Juvenile Justice Foundation.
Its mission is to establish an independent database to collect adverse reactions associated with SSRI medications.
The database is focusing on hostility, aggression and violence.
This database will be stored and maintained by the Founder of The Juvenile Justice Foundation and only age, gender,
medication and adverse reactions will be used in our research data.
Please contact:
JSisk@juvenilejusticefoundation.com
How You Can Help
You can help by contacting your state legislators and State Senators.
Voice your concerns on trying our youngest of children as adults.
Ask for change in your state, starting by abolishing mandatory sentencing
and keeping our first offending children in the juvenile justice system!