Juvenile Justice

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In our democracy, should juvenile offenders who are accused of serious violent crimes be prosecuted and punished as adults?

Articles and Papers


DeFrances, Carol J., and Kevin J. Strom, “Juveniles Prosecuted in State Criminal Statistics Selected Findings, NCJ-164265 (Washington, DC: U.S. Department)

 

“Juveniles and the Death Penalty,” in Teens, Justice, and the Law: Resource Guide for the 2004 Illinois Youth Summit (Chicago: Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago, 2004)

 

Knonczuk, Peter, “Killing Highlights Child-Law Failings,” The Prague Post (September 9, 2004)

 

Krisberg, Barry, “Reforming Juvenile Justice,” American Prospect Online (September 1, 2005)

 

Lane, Charles, "5-4 Supreme Court Abolishes Juvenile Executions," The Washigton Post (March 2, 2005)

 

“Ministry of the Interior Analyzed Its Role in Preventing Juveniles from Second-Time Offenses” (Moscow: Ministry of the Interior, 2006)

 

Puzzanchera, Charles M., “Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1990–1999,” OJJDP Fact Sheet 4 (Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2003)

 

Rosenfeld, Sam, "Cruel Convergence," American Prospect Online (August 15, 2005)

 

"The Juvenile Justice Process" South Carolina Dept. of Juvenile Justice

 

University of South Carolina Child Law Center: Publications

 

University of South Carolina Child Law Center: Statutes

 

Valkova, Helena, “New Juvenile Justice Law in the Czech Republic” (Sevilla, Spain: ESC, Thematic Working Group on Juvenile Justice, 2003)

 

"Virginia Executes Juvenile Offender," Democracy Now! (January 11, 2000)

Audio Articles


"Bloggers' Roundtable: Juvenile Justice" National Public Radio (November 21, 2007)

 

"Juvenile Homicide" National Public Radio (December 15, 1997)

 

"Juvenile Justice" National Public Radio (June 14, 2000)

 

"Report Compares Teen Sentencing Around World" National Public Radio (October 17, 2007)

 

Activities & Websites


"How Would You Decide" PBS: Frontline on Juvenile Justice

 

The European Forum on Juvenile Justice

 

"Cases and Resources: Chapter 16, Juvenile Justice," Street Law: A Course in Practical Law. 7th Edition. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill (2001)

 

 When Kids Get Life: Frontline

 
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