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7. The Supreme Court And Reluctant Witnesses: Crawford V. Washington., Thomas D. Lyon
7. The Supreme Court And Reluctant Witnesses: Crawford V. Washington., Thomas D. Lyon
Thomas D. Lyon
Applying Principles Of Forensic Mental Health Assessment To Capital Sentencing, Kirk Heilbrun, David Dematteo, Geoffrey Marczyk, Christina Finello, Rebecca Smith, Jenette Mack-Allen
Applying Principles Of Forensic Mental Health Assessment To Capital Sentencing, Kirk Heilbrun, David Dematteo, Geoffrey Marczyk, Christina Finello, Rebecca Smith, Jenette Mack-Allen
David DeMatteo
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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 …
Why It Is Essential To Teach About Mental Health Issues In Criminal Law (And A Primer On How To Do It), Richard E. Redding
Why It Is Essential To Teach About Mental Health Issues In Criminal Law (And A Primer On How To Do It), Richard E. Redding
Richard E. Redding
Studies consistently show a high prevalence of mental disorders among criminal defendants. Forensic mental health issues thus arise frequently in the criminal justice system and are commonly encountered by prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges - much more so than some criminal law doctrines (e.g., necessity, duress, impossibility) routinely taught in criminal law courses. Yet rarely are students taught about mental illness, how to represent mentally ill clients, adjudicative competence, the mental health needs of various offender groups and how these unmet needs may contribute to criminal behavior, or the use of mental health mitigation evidence at sentencing. If taught at …
6. Educating The Public Through The Michael Jackson Case., Thomas D. Lyon
6. Educating The Public Through The Michael Jackson Case., Thomas D. Lyon
Thomas D. Lyon