Evaluations for Sentencing of Juveniles in Criminal Court
Download or Read eBook Evaluations for Sentencing of Juveniles in Criminal Court PDF written by Antoinette Kavanaugh and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Antoinette Kavanaugh |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780190052812 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0190052813 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Evaluations for Sentencing of Juveniles in Criminal Court by : Antoinette Kavanaugh
Book excerpt: Young people charged with serious offenses may be tried in criminal court. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that, if convicted in criminal court, juveniles' sentencing must take into account their relative developmental immaturity compared to adults. Therefore, Judges and attorneys in these cases need information from forensic mental health examiners about a youth's degree of immaturity and its relevance for sentencing. This is the first book to provide forensicmental health examiners a legal and developmental foundation for these evaluations, as well as best practices for performing the evaluation and communicating it to the court.
