Forensic assessment of criminal maturity in juvenile homicide offenders in the United States
The United States Supreme Court in Jones vs. Mississippi (2021) reinforced the Miller decision to allow sentencing judges the discretion to determine whether individuals convicted of murder under age 18 warrant a life sentence. The Miller decision dictates individualized sentencing, citing psychosoc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Forensic Science International: Mind and Law |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266635382200042X |