Juvenile homicide offenders: do they become more responsible over time?

Recent decisions involving the sentencing of convicted juvenile homicide offenders (JHOs) by the United States Supreme Court have taken into consideration that juveniles are developmentally immature and, with rare exceptions, can be rehabilitated. This chapter investigates whether the Supreme Court...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heide, Kathleen M. 1954- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Routledge handbook of homicide studies
Year: 2024, Pages: 759-787
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