'Insanity Is Smashing up Against My Soul': The Fifth Circuit and Competency to be Executed Cases after Panetti v. Quarterman
In: University of Louisville Law Review, Forthcoming
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In: Family court review: publ. in assoc. with: Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Band 59, Heft 3, S. 478-490
ISSN: 1744-1617
There is a robust body of evidence that tells us that the juvenile brain is not fully developed by age 18, and this evidence should and does raise important questions about the sentencing of juveniles in criminal cases. This evidence, though, must be considered in the context of public opinion (about certain juvenile crimes that have been subject to saturation publicity) in the context of judges' decisionmaking (where such judges do not want to be perceived as "soft on crime"). The conflict between what we now know and what (false) "ordinary common sense" demands (in the way of enhanced punishments) flies squarely in the face of therapeutic jurisprudence precepts. If the legal process is to seek to maximize psychological well‐being and if it is to coincide with an "ethic of care," then, it is necessary for those involved in the criminal justice system to speak publicly about this topic, and to "call out" those – be they elected politicians, editorial writers and commentators in the conservative media, or judges – who urge retributive and punitive sentences for adolescents and children. In this paper, we will first give a brief overview about the current neuroscientific findings about juvenile brain development in the context of criminal behavior, and then discuss the current sentencing standards and regulations that are in place. Then, we will discuss the impact of therapeutic jurisprudence as a framework for advocating for juvenile clients, in order to maximize and preserve their psychological well‐being and to mitigate trauma. Finally, we will offer recommendations for how experts can work with attorneys who are presenting sentencing arguments, in order to make the most comprehensive, scientifically persuasive case for leniency in juvenile sentencing.
In: Family court review: publ. in assoc. with: Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Band 56, Heft 1, S. 79-99
ISSN: 1744-1617
Inquiries into a range of issues involving juveniles in the psychiatric hospitalization and criminal trial process reveal that, regularly, juveniles are subject to shame and humiliation in all aspects of the legal system that relate to arrest, trial, conviction, and institutionalization, shame and humiliation that are often exacerbated in cases involving racial minorities and those who are economically impoverished. We contextualize them into the juvenile justice system, and look specifically at how this is reflected in the case law. We then consider these findings through the filters of therapeutic jurisprudence and international human rights laws, concluding that these approaches best remediate the current state of affairs and infuse this system with badly‐needed dignity.
In: Psychology, Public Policy and Law, Vol. 15, p. 257, 2009
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In: Psychology, Public Policy, and Law
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In: THE METHODOLOGY AND PRACTICE OF THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE (Nigel Stobbs, Lorana Bartels & Michel Vols, eds. 2019) (Carolina Academic Press)
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In: NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3110985
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In: Asian Journal of Legal Education, Band 1, Heft 1
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In: NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4319397
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In: NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4172316
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In: NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper
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In: NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper
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