Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2003

Subject: LCSH

Juvenile corrections

Disciplines

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Abstract

Contemporary concerns about youth violence and related legislative reforms have resulted in greater numbers of adolescent offenders being handled in the adult criminal justice system. Although some past research suggests that juveniles transferred to adult court often receive somewhat lenient treatment, more recent studies focusing on violent youthful offenders have found the adult system to be more punitive in nature. This study examined this issue for 557 violent youths fromPennsylvania, of which 138 were judicially waived to adult court. Statistical analyses revealed that, in terms of punishment certainty, severity, and swiftness, juveniles transferred to adult court were treated more harshly than were those retained in juvenile court, while juvenile court processing occurred much more quickly. Corresponding policy implications are discussed.

Comments

This is the author's accepted version of the article published in Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.
The final version can be found at Sage Publications:

http: dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541204002250878.

DOI

10.1177/1541204002250878

Publisher Citation

Myers, D. L. (2003). Adult Crime, Adult Time Punishing Violent Youth in the Adult Criminal Justice System. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 1(2), 173-197.

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