(American Psychological Association) The US Supreme Court answered this question in two recent decisions (Miller v. Alabama, 2012; Montgomery v. Louisiana, 2016). 'Rarely,' the Court said, and only when developmental evidence shows that the juvenile is 'irreparably corrupt.' Moreover, in juvenile homicide cases, developmental evidence must now guide courts' assignment of lesser sentences than life with parole as well.
from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2biWZEE
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