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Update on Law-Related Education, 2000
Discusses whether the imposition of capital punishment on an individual for a crime committed as a juvenile constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Explores the crimes of Kevin Stanford and David Allen who were 16 and 17 respectively when they each committed murder. (CMK)
Descriptors: Capital Punishment, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Homicide

Williamson, Deborah – Update on Law-Related Education, 2000
Discusses the use of law-related education as an alternative to formal court in Kentucky's juvenile justice system focusing on the Court-Designated Worker (CDW) Program that processes public and status complaints on individuals under 18 years old. Encourages practitioners in similar settings to pilot a law-related education program. (CMK)
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Juvenile Courts