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Over time, that changed but a movement is underway in some states to protect kids’ privacy.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:628px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/06\/18\/USAT\/1d0ea3ed-bbc5-470e-99ae-4fb527767121-A03_2_RIKERS_05s.jpg?width=980&height=628&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp\" elementtiming=\"ar-lead-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/06\/18\/USAT\/1d0ea3ed-bbc5-470e-99ae-4fb527767121-A03_2_RIKERS_05s.jpg?width=1960&height=1256&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Rikers Island juvenile detention facility officer walks down a hallway of the jail, Thursday, July 31, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julie Jacobson) ORG XMIT: NYJJ\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gnt_ar_b\">\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As tales of teenage ‘superpredator’ criminals took root in the 1980s and 1990s, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ojp.gov\/pdffiles1\/ojjdp\/178995.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">states started enacting laws<\/a> that imposed harsher penalties on children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">And as those laws were codified, the world wide web came online, giving anyone with a home computer increasingly easy access to court records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Those two factors helped create a patchwork system in the United States that puts the confidentiality of juvenile records \u2013 one of the fundamental aspects of juvenile justice \u2013 at risk,\u00a0and that system has largely\u00a0remained in place even as statistics show juvenile crime rates dropping dramatically in the past 20 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_rb\"><gnt-rbc\/><\/aside>\n<footer class=\"gnt_ft\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"gnt_ft_a gnt_ft_a__fi\" href=\"https:\/\/help.usatoday.com\" data-t-l=\":f|v|c|help\" rel=\"noopener\">Help<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"gnt_ft_a\" href=\"https:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/terms\/\" data-t-l=\":f|v|c|terms-of-service\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"gnt_ft_a\" href=\"https:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/privacy\/\" data-t-l=\":f|v|c|privacy-policy\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"gnt_ft_a\" href=\"https:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/privacy-policy\/\" data-t-l=\":f|v|c|your-california-privacy-rights-privacy-policy\" rel=\"noopener\">Your California Privacy Rights \/ Privacy Policy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"gnt_ft_a\" href=\"https:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct\/\" data-t-l=\":f|v|c|our-ethical-principles\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Ethical Principles<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"gnt_ft_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sitemap\/\" data-t-l=\":f|v|c|site-map\" rel=\"noopener\">Site Map<\/a><button class=\"gnt_ft_a gnt_ft_a__cs\" data-g-r=\"base_ottid\" data-t-l=\":f|v|c|cookie-settings\">Cookie Settings<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2022 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<link rel=\"preload\" as=\"fetch\" type=\"application\/json\" crossorigin=\"use-credentials\" href=\"\/global-q1a2z3oBG9yE7syZ1WRij91gPsLH259Gg.min.json\"\/><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/collect?cd1=custom&cd28=USAT&cd49=tangent&cd171=1&cid=1&ea=pageview&ec=content&el=noscript&t=event&tid=UA-166840762-67&v=1\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" loading=\"eager\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/body><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2022\/06\/19\/juvenile-records-sealed-public-state-policy\/7621110001\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Are juvenile records sealed? 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