NCJ Number
230849
Journal
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Dated: May-June 2010 Pages: 273-292
Date Published
May 2010
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This research explores the so-called "juvenile life-without-parole" (JLWOP) sentencing, through the eyes of those who live it daily.
Abstract
Sentencing juveniles to life-without-parole (JLWOP) is a practice fraught with ethical dilemmas. Through in-depth interviews with 11 men living sentences of JLWOP, narratives of their backgrounds and experiences as juveniles were studied. Common themes were identified, and three general categories of cases emerged from the narratives. Ethical and social policy issues surrounding this currently most extreme punishment for minors are discussed. Notes and references (Published Abstract)