TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - The Effect of Legal and Extralegal Factors on Statutory Exclusion of Juvenile Offenders
JO  - Youth violence and juvenile justice
A1  - Lemmon, J. H.
A1  - Austin, T. L.
A1  - Verrecchia, PJ
A1  - Fetzer, M
SP  - 214
EP  - 234
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 />
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SN  - 1541-2040
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541204005276263
ID  - ref1
ER  -