Sentencing Decisions For Emerging Adult Offenders: Age Differences in Non-Incarcerated Sanctions in Pennsylvania
Published online on May 12, 2026
Abstract
Crime & Delinquency, Ahead of Print.
Emerging adult offenders ages 18 to 25 are legally adults while maintaining neurodevelopmental similarities to adolescents, creating a challenge for the court as to whether to sentence them as adults or juveniles. Using Pennsylvania Commission on ...
Emerging adult offenders ages 18 to 25 are legally adults while maintaining neurodevelopmental similarities to adolescents, creating a challenge for the court as to whether to sentence them as adults or juveniles. Using Pennsylvania Commission on ...