Trial venue decisions in juvenile cases: mitigating and extralegal factors matter

Purpose. This study assessed whether the characteristics of juvenile offenders and their victims affected respondents' decisions regarding whether a juvenile offender should be transferred to the adult criminal justice system. Method. Participants (N = 758) read a scenario about a juvenile accu...

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Authors: Nunez, Narina (Author) ; Dahl, Mindy J. (Author) ; Tang, Connie M. 1968- (Author) ; Jensen, Brittney L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2007
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2007, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 21-39
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