Research on Juvenile Transfer Laws and Recidivism Deterrence

An overview of research on the deterrent effects of transferring youth from juvenile to criminal courts. The bulletin reviews extant research on general and specific deterrent effects, focusing on large-scale OJJDP-funded studies. It was authored by Richard E. Redding of Chapman University.

Use Cases

• Analyze the general deterrent effects of juvenile transfer laws based on the reviewed research corpus.
• Study the specific deterrent effects on recidivism based on findings from OJJDP-funded studies.
• Conduct a meta-review of existing literature on juvenile court transfer policies.

Strengths

• Focuses on large-scale studies funded by the OJJDP.
• Reviews all extant research on the topic as described.

Limitations

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Provenance

Source

Richard E. Redding, Chapman University

Collection Method

Literature review and analysis of OJJDP-funded studies.