By the ________, nearly every state had enacted mandatory sentences for violent and repetitive juvenile offenders.

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By the 1990s, a significant shift in juvenile justice policy occurred, leading to the enactment of mandatory sentences for violent and repetitive juvenile offenders in nearly every state. This was part of a broader tough-on-crime approach that emerged in response to rising concerns about juvenile crime rates and the perceived ineffectiveness of the juvenile justice system.

By the ________, Nearly Every State Had Enacted Mandatory Sentences