From Australia to France to the United States, Indigenous and minority youth are overrepresented at every stage—arrest, charge, detention. A middle-class white teen caught with marijuana might receive a warning and a counselor; a Black or Roma teen with the same offense is far more likely to face detention. Youth justice, in practice, often criminalizes poverty and race.
Despite these challenges, the field is alive with innovation. The most promising developments include: justica jovem
A "Justiça Jovem" é um movimento social e político que surgiu no Brasil nos anos 2010, liderado por jovens de diversas regiões do país. O movimento visa promover a justiça social e combater as desigualdades que afetam a juventude brasileira, especialmente as comunidades mais vulneráveis. From Australia to France to the United States,