An analysis of youth waived to Superior Court in North Carolina

The purpose of this research is to examine youth aged 13 through 15 eligible for waiver to Superior Court in North Carolina between 2005 and 2007 to determine if waivers vary by gender, race, and age when controlling for the legal variables of offense seriousness and prior record. Using the populati...

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Autor principal: Bohanan, Heather Elaine (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: NC DOCKS at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. VerfasserIn (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2008
En:Año: 2008
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Sumario:The purpose of this research is to examine youth aged 13 through 15 eligible for waiver to Superior Court in North Carolina between 2005 and 2007 to determine if waivers vary by gender, race, and age when controlling for the legal variables of offense seriousness and prior record. Using the population of all youth eligible for waiver, I examine the relationship between each of the independent variables and waiver, and then again when controlling for each of the legal variables. The results suggest that the most operative factors in determining waiver are the legal variables of offense seriousness and prior record, although a juvenile's race and age also affect the likelihood of waiver