@article{ref1,
title="A 'central paradox': Judicial decision-making in cases of sexual offending by young people",
journal="Journal of criminology (Thousand Oaks)",
year="2023",
author="Parker, Megan and Richards, Kelly",
volume="56",
number="1",
pages="26-41",
abstract="Very little has previously been documented about judicial decision-making in relation to young people who commit sexual offences. This article begins to address this gap by examining judicial decision-making in cases of young people with sexual offence convictions in one Australian jurisdiction. Employing a qualitative content analysis of sentencing remarks and judgments, it investigates how judicial decision-makers construct this cohort of young people given the 'central paradox' that young offenders are typically regarded as reformable while sexual offenders are not. <br><br>RESULTS of the study make an original contribution toward understanding judicial constructions of both sex offenders and youth offenders, and in particular toward the very under-researched area of judicial constructions of youthful sexual offenders specifically. In doing so, the study offers a much-needed evidence base that can contribute to a better understanding of judicial reasoning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2633-8076",
doi="10.1177/26338076221135330",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26338076221135330"
}