RT Article
T1 Criminal Court Sentencing: the Case for Specialist ‘Young Adult’ Courts
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 63
IS 4
SP 1041
OP 1057
A1 Ward, Jennifer R.
A2 Spence, Ruth
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/186899788X
AB Treating young adults (18-25 year olds) as a distinct group within the criminal justice system is receiving growing support. This article asks three specific questions. Should specialist young adult courts be introduced so that young age and developing maturity are considered with more consistency across court sentencing; should social background factors be taken into account when appraising culpability and have the 2019 ‘sentencing guidelines’ that give judicial direction for sentence mitigation gone far enough? The article argues significant gains in sentencing policy have been made, but a specialist young adult court model would ensure a dedicated response to this age group and would foster a shared courts working culture that pursues the common goals of rehabilitation and social pedagogic interventions.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 1055-1057
K1 Young adults
K1 criminal courts
K1 Sentencing
K1 Social Justice
K1 maturity
K1 Sentencing Guidelines
DO 10.1093/bjc/azac076