1. Juveniles Given Adult Sentences
In 2006, the United Nations recognized this issue by passing a resolution that aimed to "abolish by law, as soon as possible, the death penalty and life imprisonment without possibility of release for those under the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the offence.... Using cost-benefit analysis he found that not only were the "reforms that emphasize leniency and rehabilitation...justified economically," but also "they were valued by respondents who expressed a willingness to fund them over harsher incarceration options" (Harbeck, 2015). ... " (Harbeck, 2015) T...
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