@article{ref1,
title="The Effect of Legal and Extralegal Factors on Statutory Exclusion of Juvenile Offenders",
journal="Youth violence and juvenile justice",
year="2005",
author="Lemmon, J. H. and Austin, T. L. and Verrecchia, PJ and Fetzer, M",
volume="3",
number="3",
pages="214-234",
abstract="The study describes implementation of legislation that excludes youth offenders from juvenile court jurisdiction and examines two elements of deterrence theory that underscored the legislation's rationale. Between-court analyses comparing youths decertified to juvenile court with those remaining in criminal court report no between-court differences concerning the certainty of punishment. Although the criminal court was more likely to impose more severe sentences, controls on legal sentencing factors explained the between-group differences. Legal and extralegal factors predicted the likelihood of certainty and severity of punishment within the juvenile and adult systems respectively. Implications for the restorative justice model are discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="1541-2040",
doi="10.1177/1541204005276263",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541204005276263"
}