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Fitness To Plead In Queensland's Youth Justice System: The Need For Pragmatic Reform, Suzanne O'Toole, Jodie O'Leary, Bruce Watt
Fitness To Plead In Queensland's Youth Justice System: The Need For Pragmatic Reform, Suzanne O'Toole, Jodie O'Leary, Bruce Watt
Bruce Watt
Although research indicates that juveniles should be found unfit to plead at a greater rate than adults, that is not the case in Queensland. This article presents data from a research project designed to explore potential reasons for this anomaly.The data from that project revealed that the main reason rests with legal practitioners who decide not to raise unfitness. Such a decision is usually either due to jurisdictional constraints or other strategic or pragmatic concerns. In this article, it is argued that the law on fitness to plead in Queensland is in need of reform to combat such practice. The …
Faculty Colloquia, Fall 2008 Series, Anne Coughlin, Amanda Frost, David Herring, Gregory Klass, Juan Perea
Faculty Colloquia, Fall 2008 Series, Anne Coughlin, Amanda Frost, David Herring, Gregory Klass, Juan Perea
Juan F. Perea
No abstract provided.
Juvenile And Family Violence Issues, April Meldrum
Juvenile And Family Violence Issues, April Meldrum
April Carroll Meldrum
No abstract provided.
The Oklahoma Judicial System And Juveniles, Mary Sue Backus
The Oklahoma Judicial System And Juveniles, Mary Sue Backus
Mary Sue Backus
No abstract provided.