Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Applied Behavior Analysis (1)
- Child Psychology (1)
- Constitutional Law (1)
- Courts (1)
- Criminal Law (1)
-
- Criminology (1)
- Criminology and Criminal Justice (1)
- Demography, Population, and Ecology (1)
- Law and Psychology (1)
- Law and Society (1)
- Legal Studies (1)
- Psychology (1)
- Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies (1)
- Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance (1)
- Social Justice (1)
- Social Psychology and Interaction (1)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (1)
- Sociology (1)
- Supreme Court of the United States (1)
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Law
We Don’T Always Mean What We Say: Attitudes Toward Statutory Exclusion Of Juvenile Offenders From Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, Tina Zotolli, Tarika Daftary Kapur, Patricia A. Zapf
We Don’T Always Mean What We Say: Attitudes Toward Statutory Exclusion Of Juvenile Offenders From Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, Tina Zotolli, Tarika Daftary Kapur, Patricia A. Zapf
Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
In the United States, juvenile offenders are often excluded from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court on the basis of age and crime type alone. Data from national surveys and data from psycholegal research on support for adult sanction of juvenile offenders are often at odds. The ways in which questions are asked and the level of detail provided to respondents and research participants may influence expressed opinions. Respondents may also be more likely to agree with harsh sanctions when they have fewer offender- and case-specific details to consider. Here, we test the hypothesis that attitudes supporting statutory exclusion laws …
The Supreme Court And The Transformation Of Juvenile Sentencing, Elizabeth S. Scott, Thomas Grisso, Marsha Levick, Laurence Steinberg
The Supreme Court And The Transformation Of Juvenile Sentencing, Elizabeth S. Scott, Thomas Grisso, Marsha Levick, Laurence Steinberg
Faculty Scholarship
In the past decade, the Supreme Court has transformed the constitutional landscape of juvenile crime regulation. In three strongly worded opinions, the Court held that imposing harsh criminal sentences on juvenile offenders violates the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. In combination, these cases create a special status for juveniles under Eighth Amendment doctrine as a category of offenders whose culpability is mitigated by their youth and immaturity, even for the most serious offenses. The Court also emphasized that juveniles are more likely to reform than adult offenders, and that most should be given a meaningful opportunity to …