Estimating the crime effects of raising the age of majority: evidence from Connecticut

The results of recent empirical research have shown that juveniles do not achieve complete psychosocial maturity until postadolescence and that processing juveniles as adults in the criminal justice system can be associated with elevated rates of criminal recidivism. In response to these as well as...

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Main Author: Loeffler, Charles E. (Author)
Contributors: Chalfin, Aaron
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2017, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-71
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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