Homicide and Criminal Maturity of Juvenile Offenders: A Critical Review

In 2012, the United States Supreme Court struck down existing legislative statutes mandating life without parole sentencing of convicted homicide offenders under age 18. The Court’s core rationale credited research on brain development that concludes that juveniles are biologically less capable of c...

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Main Author: Welner, Michael (Author)
Contributors: DeLisi, Matt ; Knous-Westfall, Heather M. ; Meltzer, Carolyn C. ; Seward, James D.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2023, Volume: 48, Issue: 5, Pages: 1157-1182
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Criminal maturity
Homicide
Juveniles
Life Without Parole
Murder
Recidivism
Sentencing
forensic assessment