The effect of transfer mechanism from juvenile court on the likelihood of incarceration in criminal court

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PJ Verrecchia

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The question of whether juvenile offenders should be handled in criminal court has been addressed by a number of studies. However, few studies have examined the effectiveness of the type of transfer mechanism and how it relates to protecting the public. This article examines whether the mechanism used to transfer juvenile offenders to criminal court has any effect on the likelihood of incarceration in criminal court.

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