RT Article
T1 Waiving Juveniles to Criminal Court: Court Officials Express Their Thoughts
JF Social justice
VO 36
IS 1
SP 122
OP 139
A1 Urbina, Martin G. 1972-
A2 White, William Sakamoto
LA English
YR 2009
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747156647
AB A study documents the views of judges, prosecutors, and public defenders in Wisconsin's 72 counties to examine modern legislative reforms in waiving juveniles to criminal court. The study focuses on the characteristics of juvenile justice practitioners; the influence of various issues and perceptions on waiver decisions; the influence of legal and extralegal factors on waiver decisions; the utility and ramifications of transfers; the aftermath of the latest legislative reforms; and the future of juvenile transfers to criminal court. Analysis of questionnaires and interviews suggest that sending juveniles to adult court may not result in punitive sanctions for offenders.
K1 Punishment in crime deterrence
K1 Adult courts
K1 Criminal courts
K1 Juvenile courts
K1 Juvenile Delinquency
K1 Attitude (Psychology)
K1 Court Personnel
K1 Decision making in prosecution
K1 Trial & sentencing of children as adults
K1 Juvenile justice administration