10 March 2015

Better in Europe? European responses to young adult offending

Young adults

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This briefing explains how most European justice systems accept that age should be reflected in criminal justice decision-making, and that employing a more tolerant approach to juvenile offenders is justified by the recognition that they are still maturing and developing.

Publisher: Universitat Greifswald/T2A
Author: Rob Allen

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