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First published on April 1, 2008
Criminal Justice Policy Review 2008, doi:10.1177/0887403408316813
© 2008 SAGE Publications

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Juveniles Transferred to Criminal Courts: Is Their Criminal Sentence Dependent on How They Got There?

Gerard Rainville, Ph.D.*

AARP & American University

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: grainville{at}aarp.org.


  Abstract
This research seeks to determine whether the manner in which a juvenile is transferred to criminal court affects the length of confinement sentences. A significant difference in confinement sentences was noted between juveniles transferred by statutory exclusion and those waived after a judicial hearing. An underlying political mechanism is deemed responsible for this finding. As such, this research evokes the tension between the political incentives of legislators, the popular will, and the relative expertise of court actors in forming sentencing policy for transferred juveniles.


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