Why Sentencing Children As Adults Is A Bad Idea
By Jean Troustine | Boston Magazine | November 1, 2013 As tight-knit Danvers mourns the tragic death of Colleen Ritzer, the 24-year-old math teacher found dead last week near Danvers High School,...
View ArticleA Child Who Kills Is Still A Child
By Simon Waxman | Cognoscenti | 2 January 2014 I couldn’t say for sure when I first learned I was an adult, but there’s a good chance it was June 6, 1998. On that day, I had my bar mitzvah. All I had...
View ArticleFor Jared Remy, leniency was the rule until one lethal night
By Eric Moskowitz | The Boston Globe | March 23, 2014 Jared Remy had glided through his first five criminal cases, but prosecutors thought the sixth one would be different. Compared to what he had been...
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Researcher says convicted murderer predisposed to violence
By Mitch Mitchell | The Fort Worth Star-Telegram | May 15, 2014 Cedric Allen Ricks FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Convicted murderer Cedric Allen Ricks has brain biology that predisposes him to violent behavior,...
View ArticleArkansas court keeps life sentence for juvenile
By Chuck Bartels | Associated Press/San Francisco Gate | May 15, 2014 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court sustained a sentence on Thursday of life in prison without parole for a man who...
View Article10 year-old murder defendant shows failure of US juvenile justice system
By Christopher Moraff | The Daily Beast | October 18, 2014 If Pennsylvania had set out to intentionally highlight the glaring defects in the U.S. juvenile justice system, it couldn’t have picked a...
View ArticleAlabama Baby’s Death Raises Questions About Child’s Criminal Responsibility
In the case of the death of one-year-old Kelci Lewis, an eight-year-old boy is being charged with murder. No adults were present, and the case hinges on the account of six-year-old who was also in...
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