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Shelley
United Kingdom
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STATES WITH THE DEATH PENALTY (36)
Alabama Florida Louisiana New Hampshire* South Carolina Wyoming
Arizona Georgia Maryland New Mexico South Dakota
Arkansas Idaho Mississippi North Carolina Tennessee
California Illinois Missouri Ohio Texas - plus
Colorado Indiana Montana Oklahoma Utah U.
S.
Gov’t
Connecticut Kansas* Nebraska Oregon...
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STATES WITH THE DEATH PENALTY (36) Alabama Florida Louisiana New Hampshire* South Carolina Wyoming Arizona Georgia Maryland New Mexico South Dakota Arkansas Idaho Mississippi North Carolina Tennessee California Illinois Missouri Ohio Texas - plus Colorado Indiana Montana Oklahoma Utah U. S. Gov’t Connecticut Kansas* Nebraska Oregon Virginia U. S. Military* Delaware Kentucky Nevada Pennsylvania Washington *Indicates jurisdictions with no executions since 1976. STATES WITHOUT THE DEATH PENALTY (14) Alaska Massachusetts New York West Virginia - plus Hawaii Michigan North Dakota Wisconsin District of Columbia Iowa Minnesota Rhode Island Maine New Jersey Vermont 57% 7% 34% 2% Black - 383 Hispanic - 79 White - 633 Other - 24 Race of Defendants Executed Black 14% Other 2% White 79% Hispanic 5% About 80% of the murder victims in cases resulting in an execution were white, even though nationally only 50% of murder victims generally are white. Race of Victim in Death Penalty Cases 0 1 0 2 0
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U.
S.
Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Coordinating Councilon Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
A primary purpose of the juvenile justice system is to hold juvenile
offenders accountable for delinquent acts while providing treatment,
rehabilitative...
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U. S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coordinating Councilon Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention A primary purpose of the juvenile justice system is to hold juvenile offenders accountable for delinquent acts while providing treatment, rehabilitative services, and programs designed to prevent future involvement in law-violating behavior. Established in 1899 in Chicago, IL, in response to the harsh treatment children received in the criminal justice system, the first juvenile court recognized the developmental differences between children and adults and espoused a rehabilitative ideal. However, since the passage of revised death penalty statutes in the last quarter of the 20th century, and during recent periods of increased violent crime, a shift in the juvenile justice system toward stronger policies and punishments has occurred. This shift includes the waiver or transfer of more juvenile offenders to crim
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Pub. on August 25th 2008
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