Juvenile Decarceration and Structural Culpability
Introduction
Suggested Reading
Reimagining the Throwaway Kid
Megan G. Crane, Shobha L. Mahadev & Scott F. Main∞ The opportunity for release will be afforded to those who demonstrate the truth of Miller’s central intuition—that children who commit even heinous crimes are capable of change. Children—even children who
Brady and the Juvenile Courts
The fiftieth anniversary of Brady v. Maryland brought attention to what scholars and jurists have been describing for years as an epidemic of Brady violations. In an effort to curb patterns of non-disclosure, stakeholders have convened working groups, courts and
Exposing the Backroom Shakedown: The Weaponization of Adult Prosecution in Juvenile Court Plea Negotiations
Defenders can try to take down Bordenkircher in juvenile court by relying on adolescent brain development science, which shows how adolescents are at a disadvantage in the plea bargaining process: they struggle with risk-reward calculus, emotionally “hot” contexts, and the
Juvenile Court Statutes--Are They Void for Vagueness?
"Incorrigible" children who have not committed a crime should either not be subject to punitive treatment or should not be tried in juvenile court.