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Juveniles and the Death Penalty

Posted: January 03, 2003
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ROPER v. SIMMONS, No. 03-0633

In March 2005, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty for those who had committed their crimes at under 18 years of age was cruel and unusual punishment and hence barred by the Constitution. For more information, see: Roper v. Simmons Resource Page



 

PRIOR TO Roper v. Simmons:

GENERAL INFORMATION

Overview
Age and Race Characteristics of Offenders and Victims
Case Summaries of Juvenile Offenders Who Were on Death Row
The Legal Context
Juvenile Offenders Executed, By State
States That Try Juveniles As Adults

THE EXECUTION OF JUVENILES

Juveniles Executed in the United States in the Modern Era
Juveniles Executed in Other Countries Since 1990

Juvenile News and Developments - Current Year
Juvenile News and Developments - Previous Years

2008  2007 2006 (no news and developments)
2005  2004  2003  2002  2001  2000

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center

Evolving Standards of Decency (PDF)
Adolescent Brain Development and Legal Culpability (PDF)
FactSheet: The Juvenile Death Penalty
Fact Sheet: Edward Capetillo, Whose scheduled execution in Texas for March 30, 2004 has been stayed.

Amnesty International

"The Exclusion of Child Offenders from the Death Penalty Under General International Law"
"Indecent and Illegal: the Death Penalty Against Child Offenders"

National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Time Magazine Article, "What Makes Teens Tick," May 10, 2004
Scripps Howard News Service Article, "New research shows stark differences in teen brains," May 11, 2004
Wall Street Journal Article, "Psychiatrists Question Death for Teen Killers," May 26, 2004