Recent DNA exonerations have shed light on the problem that people sometimes confess to
crimes they did not commit. Drawing on police practices, laws concerning the admissibility of …

An alarming number of youth worldwide are victims of commercial sexual exploitation,
particularly sex trafficking. Normative developmental processes and motivations across the …

All countries distinguish between minors and adults for various legal purposes. Recent US
Supreme Court cases concerning the legal status of juveniles have consulted psychological …

The juvenile court lies at the intersection of youth policy and crime policy. Its institutional
practices reflect our changing ideas about children and crime control. The Evolution of the …

Despite empirical progress in documenting and classifying various interrogation techniques,
very little is known about how police are trained in interrogation methods, how frequently …

False confessions are a contributing factor in almost 30% of DNA exonerations in the United
States. Similar problems have been documented all over the world. We present a novel …

Miranda's' familiar regime of warnings and waivers was intended to afford custodial suspects
an informed and unfettered choice between speech and silence and, at the same time …

Although the Supreme Court repeatedly cautioned that youthfulness adversely affects
juveniles' ability to exercise Miranda rights or make voluntary statements, it endorsed the …

On January 4, 2019, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, while attending the 2019 Washington
Cannabis Summit,'announced that he planned to offer 1 WASH. ST. CANNABIS SUMMIT …

Juveniles possess less maturity, intelligence, and competence than adults, heightening their
vulnerability in the justice system. For this reason, states try juveniles in separate courts and …