THE EFFECT OF TRANSFERS FROM JUVENILE TO CRIMINAL COURT: A LOGLINEAR ANALYSIS

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In recent years, many states have developed a system by which serious young offenders are transferred from the juvenile to the criminal court so that more severe punishment can be imposed. Using court records, this paper examines the effects of the transfer procedure in California. A loglinear analysis was conducted to compare final charges and sentencing outcomes in juvenile and criminal court over a four-year period. The result indicated that the criminal court did not tend to use the most severe sentence option available, and that both courts tended to use similar sentencing strategies. Regardless of fitness finding, more severe initial charges led to more severe final charges and sentences. The due process implications of these findings are discussed.

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