Waiving Juveniles to Criminal Court: Court Officials Express Their Thoughts

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 perce...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Urbina, Martin G. 1972- (Author) ; White, William Sakamoto (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2009
In: Social justice
Year: 2009, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 122-139
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Punishment in crime deterrence
Adult courts
Criminal courts
Juvenile courts
Juvenile Delinquency
Attitude (Psychology)
Court Personnel
Decision making in prosecution
Trial & sentencing of children as adults
Juvenile justice administration