Children deserve protections that too many aren't getting in the US justice system

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : Law enforcement should be banned from using deception and from threatening or promising benefits in exchange for a statement, and interrogations should be recorded on video and audio.
41% : Earlier this year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams introduced a plan to address gun violence that included a deeply troubling proposal that allows prosecutors to charge 16- and 17-year-old children in criminal court (versus family court) if they are arrested for carrying a gun and refuse to tell police where they got it.
37% : These are among the latest examples of law enforcement officials using coercion and threats against juveniles - a dangerous practice that often leads to false confessions and puts the United States at odds with international human rights standards.

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