. >> psychologically, people beforey, 24 or 25 are not able to make sound judgments. >> researcher run brain development has helped identify the activities and things that young kids get involved in our more developmental in nature and are reflective of a little bit of growth. first is the research, clear about the high cost and low return of juvenile incarceration. some states spend $200,000 per youth per year when the cost of alternatives is much lower. they are high need, not necessarily high risk. >> it does not mean we should plunge them deeply into the system. it means we need to be more careful about what the plan would be for how we would treat them in terms of their decision. when incarcerated, juveniles are less likely to return to our complete high school education and more likely to continue a life of crime. >> you don't come out of the juvenile system better by any means. >> there is a certain amount of painting that occurs when a young person comes in to the system they don't need to. they are labeled in the school environment and the community. charges --you get charged