Title

Policies Regarding The Prosecution Of Juvenile Murderers: Which System And Who Should Decide?

Abstract

The fate awaiting the juvenile charged with murder varies considerably from state to state. In some jurisdictions the youth (depending on age) would have to be prosecuted in juvenile court and receive at worst the most severe sanction available in that forum. In other locations the juvenile could have to be tried in adult court or could be sent there by either a judge or a prosecutor, and would be eligible for an adult sentence, including possibly the death penalty. This study examines the country's various policies regarding the prosecution of juvenile murderers, as well as the implications behind both using the juvenile versus the adult court for these prosecutions and extending the transfer power to the prosecutor versus the judge. © 1996 Wiley. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

1-1-1996

Publication Title

Law and Policy

Volume

18

Issue

1-2

Number of Pages

151-178

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9930.1996.tb00168.x

Socpus ID

85001204584 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85001204584

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