Leslie Paik and Jessica Feierman | December 6, 2019 | Children and the Law
This post was originally posted by the Juvenile Law Center on Nov. 22, 2019. View the original post here. The juvenile court is designed to help youth in trouble and to promote public safety. But Michelle, a mother in Madison, WI, had other things on her mind when...
Brandon Garrett, John Monahan and Anne Metz | July 17, 2018 | Sentencing
AbstractThe assessment of an offender’s risk of recidivism is emerging as a key consideration in sentencing policy in many American jurisdictions. However, little information is available on how actual sentencing judges view this development. This study surveys the...
