Stereotypes influence beliefs about transfer and sentencing of juvenile offenders

Despite sharp drops in juvenile crime since the mid-1980s, punitive policies regarding juveniles who commit serious offenses still exist. We assessed beliefs about two such practices: transferring offenders from the juvenile justice to the criminal justice system, and subjecting them to sentences of...

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Authors: Greene, Edie (Author) ; Woody, William Douglas (Author) ; Duke, Lauren (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2017, Volume: 23, Issue: 9, Pages: 841-858
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Juvenile Offenders
Life Without Parole
Sentencing
Stereotypes
Transfer