Citation

Schiraldi T. Am. Crim. Law Rev. 2015; 52(3): 679-702.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Georgetown University Law Center, Publisher American Bar Association, Section of Criminal Justice)

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Abstract

Schiraldi seeks to place In re B.W. within the framework of the reemergence of infancy defenses in juvenile courts and suggests that the case represents an alternative method for reincorporating aspects of infancy into juvenile adjudications. She discusses the history of infancy defenses, beginning with the defense's inception in early common law and following the progression of precedent through the modern standard. She also discusses the In re B.W. decision and the implications of that decision on children under fourteen charged with sexual assault. Finally, she looks at the potential impact that the recognition of sexual infancy could have on juvenile offenders nationwide, and maintains that sexual crime, in particular, is ripe for the reintroduction


KW: Juvenile justice; Violence; Sexual abuse

Language: en