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- Title
Juveniles Make Bad Decisions, But Are Not Adults & Law Continues to Account For This Difference: The Supreme Court's Decision to Apply Miller v. Alabama Retroactively Will Have a Significant Impact on Many Decades of Reform and Current Debate Around Juvenile Sentencing
- Authors
Petretta, Danielle
- Abstract
The article focuses on the debate surrounding juvenile sentencing in the U.S. Topics discussed include Miller v. Alabama court case in which the court held that mandatory sentences of life without the possibility of parole are unconstitutional for juvenile offenders; history of the juvenile justice system in the country; and enactment of Illinois Juvenile Court Act of 1899.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CRIMINAL sentencing laws; CRIMINAL sentencing; JUVENILE delinquency; JUVENILE justice administration; MILLER v. Alabama; JUVENILE courts; HISTORY
- Publication
Pace Law Review, 2017, Vol 37, Issue 2, p765
- ISSN
0272-2410
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.58948/2331-3528.1951