What are the conditions that allow a juvenile to transfer into the adult court system?

Federal and state sentencing guidelines were created to limit prosecutorial discretion so that people committing similar crimes received similar terms of incarceration.

Explain the different types of residential community treatment programs available for juvenile offenders.

Which Supreme Court decision disallowed the execution of juveniles under the age of 18 who committed a capital crime?

The Corrections Demonstration Project provides offenders with:

The death penalty is used in every U.S. state except for West Virginia, Wisconsin, Hawaii, and Arizona.

How does judicial discretion affect the models of determinate and indeterminate sentencing?

There has been a transfer of power in the courts that has undercut the formal court process with a more informal system shaped by backroom deals and agreements.

Political pressure has no real impact on how a judge may choose to impose a criminal sentence.

Who of the following was an early advocate of medical treatment in prisons in the United States?