Abstract
Since the late 1800s youth have been controlled in various ways. As argued in this paper, one of the ways policymakers have used to control youth throughout has been through controlling youth‘s access to public spaces. When youth do not have access to public space, adult society is able to breath a collective sigh of relief hoping that youth cannot crime crimes while out of sight. In this article, I will argue that policymakers have limited youth access to public space in a cyclical fashion. I will demonstrate this argument by discussing the issues of juvenile curfew, juvenile use of public parks, and juvenile use of social media to replace public space.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Amanda Marie
(2012)
"Youths’ Access to Public Space: An Application of Bernard’s Cycle of Juvenile Justice,"
The Hilltop Review: Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/hilltopreview/vol6/iss1/4
