Forensic Psychology-Juvenile Transfer: Do The Crime, Do The Time

Question?
When I was a police officer in the 1980s and later a Forensic Psychologist beginning in the 1990s, there was significant reform in the juvenile and criminal justice systems throughout the United States. The goal was to allow for more frequent prosecution of juveniles in adult criminal courts. This reform was primarily motivated by the perception that juvenile crimes have increased—and become more serious. Consequently, as a result, a “get tough” approach was adopted to decrease the rate of juvenile offending. Regrettably, one aspect of this was the “do the crime, do the time” philosophy which created ways where adolescent (those under 18 years old) offenders could be transferred (also called certified or waived) into the adult criminal court system. The criteria vary by state, but the most important are public safety, treatment needs, amenability, and sophistication-maturity. Explain treatment needs and amenability and sophistication-maturity.

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