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Data, Detention, And Girls, Francine Sherman
Data, Detention, And Girls, Francine Sherman
Francine T. Sherman
No abstract provided.
Achieving Batterer Accountability In The Child Protection System, Leigh Goodmark
Achieving Batterer Accountability In The Child Protection System, Leigh Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
Middlesex District Attorney's Office, Consultant, Francine Sherman
Middlesex District Attorney's Office, Consultant, Francine Sherman
Francine T. Sherman
Evaluated disproportionate minority contact and diversion of youth in Framingham Juvenile Court
A Review Of Mood Disorders Among Juvenile Offenders, Richard E. Redding
A Review Of Mood Disorders Among Juvenile Offenders, Richard E. Redding
Richard E. Redding
An underlying assumption in the nationwide policy shift toward transferring more juveniles to criminal court has been the belief that stricter, adult sentences will act as either a specific or general deterrent to juvenile crime. With respect to general deterrence - whether transfer laws deter would-be offenders from committing crimes - it is important to examine whether juveniles know about transfer laws, whether this knowledge deters criminal behavior, and whether juveniles believe the laws will be enforced against them. The current study is one of the first to examine juveniles' knowledge and perceptions of transfer laws and criminal sanctions. We …
What Do Juvenile Offenders Know About Being Tried As Adults? Implications For Deterrence, Richard E. Redding
What Do Juvenile Offenders Know About Being Tried As Adults? Implications For Deterrence, Richard E. Redding
Richard E. Redding
An underlying assumption in the nationwide policy shift toward transferring more juveniles to criminal court has been the belief that stricter, adult sentences will act as either a specific or general deterrent to juvenile crime. With respect to general deterrence - whether transfer laws deter would-be offenders from committing crimes - it is important to examine whether juveniles know about transfer laws, whether this knowledge deters criminal behavior, and whether juveniles believe the laws will be enforced against them. The current study is one of the first to examine juveniles' knowledge and perceptions of transfer laws and criminal sanctions. We …