Making Children Pay: The Hidden Cost to Kansas of Juvenile Fines and Fees

From the introduction:

“The goal of the Kansas juvenile legal system is ‘to promote public safety, hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behavior and improve their ability to live more productively and responsibly in their community.’ Evidence shows that juvenile fees and fines do the opposite. This report outlines the ways in which fees and fines are 1) inefficient and costly to the public, 2) undermine public safety by driving youth further into the system, and 3) violate youth and families’ constitutional rights. “