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Trying and Sentencing Juveniles as Adults: An Analysis of State Transfer and Blended Sentencing Laws

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11/06/03
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A comprehensive look at state laws authorizing the criminal prosecution and sentencing of juveniles. It updates a 1998 work by NCJJ, reflecting all changes in state statutes made through the 2002 legislative sessions, and also discussing ‘blended sentencing’ laws.

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