THE JUVENILE PENALTY: A COMPARISON OF JUVENILE AND YOUNG ADULT SENTENCING OUTCOMES IN CRIMINAL COURT*

By M. Kurlychek, Brian David Johnson. 2004

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Is the Magic Still There? The Use of the Heckman Two-Step Correction for Selection Bias in Criminology (2007, methodology): “Although the use of the Tobit model has become increasingly popular in sentencing research (e.g. Albonetti 1997; Bushway and Piehl 2001; Kurlychek and Johnson 2004), we will follow the more traditional assumption that judicial decision making occurs in two distinct stages: judges decide whether or n”
In Between Adolescence and Adulthood (2005, background): “This is not a new finding, and researchers of juvenile waiver have found similar evidence of these concerns and the resulting so-called punishment gap for some waived juveniles (Feld, 1987; see Kurlychek & Johnson, 2004, on the juvenile penalty).”
Being Young and Black (2008, background): “With the exception of studies that focused on waiver proceedings (e.g., Fagan & Zimring, 2000; Kurlychek & Johnson, 2004), the combination effects of race and age on the treatment of youth within juvenile justice proceedings has, for the most part, not been studied.”
Trial Penalties in Federal Sentencing: Extra‐Guidelines Factors and District Variation (2010, background): “Rhodes (1979), Smith (1986), and LaFree (1985) argue that the chances of acquittal may offset the potential for a greater penalty after losing at trial, and may also offset the potential for a more lenient sentence through plea bargaining. Smith (1986) and Rhodes (1979) in particular hinge the asses”
The Inextricable Link Between Age and Criminal History in Sentencing (2007, background): “Ulmer and Johnson (2004) use much the same language, and Kurlychek and Johnson (2004) explicitly interpret their finding that youth who are transferred to adult court are punished more severely than older offenders as age discrimination.”