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Execution Of Juveniles

Execution of Juveniles is a legal and ethical concept within Eighth Amendment litigation that refers to the capital punishment of individuals who were under the age of eighteen at the time of their criminal offense, distinguished from adult executions by its focus on the constitutional prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment as applied to minors.

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2017–2026

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The Spectacle of Suffering: Executions and the Evolution of Repression; From a Preindustrial Metropolis to the European Experience

Julius R. Ruff, Pieter Spierenburg · The American Historical Review · 1986 · 197 citations

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To execute or not to execute? Examining public support for capital punishment of sex offenders

Christina Mancini, Daniel P. Mears · Journal of Criminal Justice · 2010 · 74 citations

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The Death Penalty for Juveniles: An Assessment of Public Support

Sandra Evans Skovron, Joseph E. Scott, Francis T. Cullen · Crime & Delinquency · 1989 · 72 citations

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Putting kids to death: Specifying public support for juvenile capital punishment

Melissa M. Moon, John Wright, Francis T. Cullen et al. · Justice Quarterly · 2000 · 69 citations

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The juvenile death penalty and the Eighth Amendment: An empirical investigation of societal consensus and proportionality.

Catherine Crosby, Preston A. Britner, Kathleen M. Jodl et al. · Law and Human Behavior · 1995 · 60 citations

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Authors

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  1. FT
    Francis T. Cullen

    University of Cincinnati, United States

    2 publications · 141 citations

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  2. WJ
    William J. Edwards

    Niagara University, United States

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  3. DP
    Denise Paquette Boots

    The University of Texas at Dallas, United States

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  4. SG
    Sharon G. Portwood

    University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States

    1 publications · 60 citations

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  5. JE
    Joseph E. Scott

    The Ohio State University, United States

    1 publications · 72 citations

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Institutions

18

  1. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    93 citations

  2. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  3. Northern Kentucky University

    Highland Heights, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    69 citations

  4. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

  5. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  6. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    207 citations

  7. College of Charleston

    Charleston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  8. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

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  1. Justice Quarterly

    JQ · 3 publications · 103 citations

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  2. Mental Retardation

    MR · 2 publications · 29 citations

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  3. BMJ

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. Behavioral Sciences & the Law

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  5. Folklore

    1 publications · 15 citations

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