Pathways to Death Row for America's Disabled Youth
Three Case Studies Driving Reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12600291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julie Schroeder (corresponding author), Cecile C Guin, Rebecca Chaisson, David E Houchins (0000-0002-2094-7686), David Houchins |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 451-472 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Youth Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-6261 • E-ISSN: 1469-9680 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1367626042000315220 |
| OpenAlex | W2029989239 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
This article uses the case study method to examine the lives of three youths with disabilities living in the southern part of the United States who have followed a pathway to death row. An empirically established developmental and theoretical framework is used to examine issues related to the influence of disabilities and race on children and youths, and their pathway to delinquency and crime. Through criminological life‐history research methods, the study demonstrates the path taken by three youths with disabilities and showcases how the analysis of information gleaned from these life stories creates new narratives about pathways to death row. Moreover, the presentation of these narratives to legislators and policy‐makers has influenced reform in the American juvenile justice system. The combined use of life‐history research and social work advocacy provides a more effective and successful method by which to request and secure the resources necessary for intervening in the youth pathway to death row. Finally, this collaborative research effort has resulted in the passage of legislative acts that have created early intervention truancy prevention centers—centers based on the stories about these three young men in their elementary school years
Criminal justice · Criminology · Intervention (counseling · Juvenile delinquency · Legislature · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Social reform · Sociology · Truancy · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology
Crime in the making
Adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent antisocial behavior
Crime in the Making
The Prevention of Delinquency and Criminality
Criminology & Public Policy
Some observations on the link between learning disabilities and juvenile delinquency
From Misery to Mission
Paternal involvement in fragile, African American families
Moving against the world
Toward an Interactional Theory of Delinquency
The Stability of Criminal Potential From Childhood to Adulthood
Legal norms and practices affecting the mentally deficient
School Performance, Iq and Delinquency
Delinquency, School Attendance and Dropout
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2005 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |