Examining Open Juvenile Records in Washington State and ...

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Introduction Washington State provides members of the public with access to data and information contained in unsealed juvenile records.1 In this paper, I use multiple methods – including data analysis, interviews, and cost analysis – in order to examine the process, effects, and fiscal costs of records sealing, the only mechanism that allows such individuals to recover their privacy.

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