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Clinical evaluations for transfer of juveniles to criminal court: current practices and future research
Author(s) -
Kruh Ivan P.,
Brodsky Stanley L.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0798(199721)15:2<151::aid-bsl267>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - sophistication , foundation (evidence) , maturity (psychological) , psychology , empirical research , criminal court , engineering ethics , criminology , computer science , political science , engineering , law , sociology , developmental psychology , social science , philosophy , epistemology , international law
Completing clinical evaluations of juveniles considered for transfer to criminal court requires specialized expertise. However, there is little empirical foundation upon which they can be based. Within each of the three major evaluation domains (amenability to treatment, risk for future violence, and sophistication/maturity), we ask the following questions: a) Can forensic examiners properly assess this area, and if so using what tools?; b) How can social science research clarify the transfer evaluation, particularly as it is impacted by systems issues?; and c) How should the evaluation be structured? In doing so, we review clinical suggestions for completing these evaluations and identify pertinent research directions. A number of general issues specific to these evaluations are also discussed. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.