Juvenile transfer to adult courts: A look at the prototypes for dangerousness, sophistication-maturity, and amenability to treatment through a legal lens

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 373-410

  Salekin, Randall T ^a,d   Neumann, Craig S ^b   Yff, Rachel M A ^c   Leistico, Anne Marie R ^a   Zalot, Alecia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 0346364628     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8971.8.4.373     Document Type: Article

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