Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Date of Award
5-2007
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Larry S. Miller
Committee Members
John T. Whitehead, Michael C. Braswell
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the influences such as age at current offense, gender, race, previous convictions, and the seriousness of crimes that contributed to the decisions received by juveniles in adult court. This study examined a secondary data set from the United States Department of Justice entitled Juvenile Defendants in Criminal Courts (JDCC): Survey of 40 Counties in the United States, 1998. The cases from these 40 jurisdictions represented all filings during one month in 75 of the most populous counties. The current study found significant differences among race, prior criminal history, current offense severity, and juveniles adjudicated in adult court. Future research should therefore continue to examine the impact of juveniles adjudicated in adult court to better inform the debate surrounding the potential dangers associated with juvenile offending and adult criminal sanctions.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Holbrook, Ashley Michelle, "Juveniles Adjudicated in Adult Court: The Effects of Age, Gender, Race, Previous Convictions, and Severity of Crime on Sentencing Decisions." (2007). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2043. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2043
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.