Binding: Paperback
Description: Miller's Children is a passionate and comprehensive look at the human consequences of the US Supreme Court's decision in the case of Miller v. Alabama which outlaws mandatory life - without - parole sentences for juvenile murderers. The decision to apply the law retroactively to other cases has provided hope to those convicted of murders as teenagers and had been incarcerated with the expectation that they would never leave prison until their own death as incarcerated adults. Psychological expert witness James Garbarino shares his fieldwork in more than forty resentencing cases of juveniles affected by the Miller decision. Providing a wide - ranging review of current research on human development in adolescence and early adulthood he shows how studies reveal the adolescent mind's keen ability for malleability suggesting the true potential for rehabilitation. Garbarino focuses on how and why some convicted teenage murderers have been able to accomplish dramatic rehabilitation and transformation emphasizing the role of education reflection mentoring and spiritual development. With a deft hand he shows us the prisoners world that is filled first and foremost with stories of hope amid despair and moral and psychological recovery in the face of developmental insult and damage.
Title: Miller's Children Why Giving Teenage Killers A Second Chance Matters For All Of Us
Author(s): Garbarino James
Publisher: University Of California Press
Barcode: 9780520295681
Pages: 216 Pages
Publication Date: 2/27/2018
Category: Criminal Law & Procedure