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June 25, 2012 -
From the field
Supreme Court Eliminates Mandatory Life Without Parole for Juveniles
U.S. Supreme Court ruled that juveniles may not be sentenced automatically to life without the possibility of parole for homicide. Related research by the MacArthur Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice was cited ... Read More
October 28, 2010 -
From the field
California Approves Juvenile Competence Law
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill, influenced by several MacArthur grantees, that establishes developmental immaturity as a factor in determining whether a juvenile is competent to participate in court proceedings. Read More
January 15, 2010 -
From the field
States Rethink “Adult Time for Adult Crime”
This story examines how states are beginning to reconsider policies that treat youth offenders as adults and quotes Temple University professor Laurence Steinberg, director of the MacArthur Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice, and ... Read More
December 9, 2009 -
Press release
Report Finds No Benefit to Sending Juvenile Offenders to Expensive Institutional Placements
As many states face budget shortfalls, a new report on youth convicted of serious offenses finds that stays in expensive institutional placements produced no measurable results. Read More
November 13, 2009 -
From the field
The Young & the Reckless
The Supreme Court should ban life sentences for juvenile offenders, according to Laurence Steinberg, Director of the MacArthur Research Network on Adolescent Development & Juvenile Justice, and network member Elizabeth Scott. Read More
May 19, 2009 -
From the field
U.S. Supreme Court to Address Juvenile Life Sentences
The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted two cases from Florida that address whether sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole violates the Constitution’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. Both petitions ... Read More
February 1, 2009 -
Publication
Executive Summary: Review of Models for Change in Pennsylvania
The overall purpose of this review is to provide an independent look at the current work supported through the Foundation’s Models for Change Initiative in Pennsylvania. In this summary of the report I will summarize ... Read More