Volume 3, Issue 2

Jennifer LaPrade and John Worrall review state statutes pertaining to intellectual disability in DP cases. They found variation in standards across the states in definitions, age of onset, proof of intellectual disability status at the time of the crime, and burden of proof.

Robert Johnson and Margaret E. Leigey point out that the U. S. Supreme Court anticipates that most juveniles sentenced to LWOP might "mature and develop." The authors trace the development of LWOP sentences and assert that juvenile lifers are good candidates for early release.

Jillian R. Yarborough examines deception detection in the law enforcement interrogation process and provides an overview of the problem and five strategies law enforcement might use to detect deception.