The juvenile death penalty: A frustrated society's attempt for control

Ogloff, James R. P.

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“…These variations allow for a test of whether type of defendant affects the death sentence rate. The importance of felony-murder is underscored by the fact that felony-murder crimes produce a sizable portion of death sentences for adults (Gross & Mauro, 1989;Rapaport, 1991), and that 92% of juveniles presently sentenced to death were convicted under the felony-murder doctrine (Ogloff, 1987).…”

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Killing kids: The juvenile death penalty and community sentiment

Finkel

Hughes

Smith

et al. 1994

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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In the Supreme Court's Eighth Amendment jurisprudence, ''community sentiment" plays a central if not dispositive role in determining if a punishment is disproportionate. T o gauge sentiment on the death penalty for juveniles, two experiments with death-qualified subjects were run, where age (a 15-25 age range) and cuse (heinousness) were varied in the first, and type of defendant (principal, accessory, or felony-murder accessory) and an extended age range (13-25) varied in the second. Significant uge effects occur in both experiments, with approximately 75% and 65% refusing to give the death penalty for the youngest (13-15) and next youngest (16-18) groups, whereas 60% give the death penalty for the 25-year-old. In their reasons for their decisions, the killing kid was judged less blameworthy and death-worthy. Although politicians have called for "a mansized punishment for a man-sized crime," this community does not see that "man-sized" punishment fitting the kid.

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Killing kids: The juvenile death penalty and community sentiment

Finkel

Hughes

Smith

et al. 1994

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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“…People have used a number of arguments to support their position regarding the death penalty (see Baum, 1985; Ellsworth & Ross, 1983; Ogloff, 1987). Among the arguments employed have been deterrence, cost, retribution, incapacitation, rehabilitation and mistake (Baum, 1985; Ogloff, 1987).…”

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Capital punishment: Arguments for life and death.

Honeyman¹,

Ogloff²

1996

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des

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Despite capital punishment having been abolished in Canada 20 years ago, the majority of Canadians continue to favour the death penalty as a sentencing option. In this study, a 2 x 6 design was employed to investigate the effects that argument position (for or against the death penalty) and type of justification for punishment (deterrence, morality, rehabilitation, incapacitation, economic, and possibility of mistake) have on participants' sentence recommendations for a defendant found guilty of first degree murder. Results indicated that only those arguments in favour of the death penalty, based on retribution, economics, and impossibility of mistake, were effective in influencing participants to recommend that the accused be sentenced to death. Compared to participants who recommended a life sentence, those who recommended the death penalty were found to have significantly higher scores on a measure of vengeance.

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“…Other attributes identified as significant factors in juvenile homicides include the maturity or the unique state of mind of adolescents. Ogloff (1987) notes that most juvenile homicides are spontaneous, unpremeditated acts. Emotional stress, lack of experience, irresponsibility, and volatility typically play a role in juvenile homicides (Ogloff).…”

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“…Ogloff (1987) notes that most juvenile homicides are spontaneous, unpremeditated acts. Emotional stress, lack of experience, irresponsibility, and volatility typically play a role in juvenile homicides (Ogloff).…”

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Dangerousness and the Death Penalty: an Examination of Juvenile Homicides in Kentucky

Vito

Keil

2004

The Prison Journal

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WestAs in several other states, Kentucky passed legislation to get tough with juveniles and battle a rising tide of delinquency and violent crime. The necessity of this policy was unquestioned. This analysis examines national juvenile crime statistics and data on juvenile homicides in Kentucky. It uses the Barnett scale to examine whether juvenile murderers were more deliberate, random, or vicious killers over time. The results of the study do not support the get tough movement or the continued availability of the death penalty for juveniles in Kentucky.

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The juvenile death penalty: A frustrated society's attempt for control

Cited by 9 publications

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Killing kids: The juvenile death penalty and community sentiment

Killing kids: The juvenile death penalty and community sentiment

Capital punishment: Arguments for life and death.

Dangerousness and the Death Penalty: an Examination of Juvenile Homicides in Kentucky

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