Should juveniles be given life without parole?
By: Olivia Ferguson, book editor
Series: At issue. Crime; At issue
Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9780737751659; 9780737751666
Subjects: Juvenile corrections; Life imprisonment
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-97) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Supreme Court ruling on juvenile LWOP rebalances the justice system / Andrew Cohen; title: The Supreme Court ruling raises concern for the future of juvenile LWOP / John Richards; title: Cases must be considered individually when sentencing juveniles / Michael Kirkland; title: LWOP for juveniles is morally wrong / John Coleman; title: Incarcerated juveniles are often abused and mistreated / Julia Dahl; title: Opponents of juvenile LWOP misrepresent the facts / Charles D. Stimson; title: Juvenile LWOP offers victims' families closure / Liza Matia; title: Some victims' families oppose juvenile LWOP / Linda L. White; title: Victim's families have differing opinions on juvenile LWOP / Lisa Rea; title: The legal system is harder on juveniles than on adults / Liliana Segura; title: The justice system is prejudiced against juveniles of color / James Bell; title: California is unjust in sentencing juveniles / Human Rights Watch; title: Massachusetts is too harsh in sentencing juveniles / Jonathan Saltzman; title: Juvenile LWOP wastes taxpayer money / Eartha Jane Melzer.