Youth Crime, Punishment, and Responsibility: Rethinking Justice in a Divided Society

When it comes to youth crime, simple answers often miss the deeper questions.

In this episode, host Dr. Laurance Splitter explores the moral and social complexities surrounding youth crime, punishment, and responsibility in contemporary society.

He examines polarized responses from “lock them up” to broader social explanations and asks why societies punish in the first place. By considering agency, accountability, disadvantage, and the search for identity which can lead to such unhealthy associations as gang membership, this episode challenges listeners to rethink justice, victimhood, and the kind of society we are collectively shaping.

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