AAFP: Evaluating Youth Facing Long Term Sentences in Adult Court
Presented by Antoinette E Kavanaugh, Ph.D., ABPP, in partnership with The American Academy of Forensic Psychology
This on-demand professional training program on Evaluating Youth Facing Long Term Sentences in Adult Court is presented by Antoinette E. Kavanaugh, PhD, ABPP, in partnership with The American Academy of Forensic Psychology
Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Roper v. Simmons, the death penalty cannot be imposed on youthful offenders. When minors are transferred to criminal court, however, they still face lengthy sentences ranging from twenty-plus years to Life Without Parole. The focus of this training program is on conducting developmentally sensitive sentencing evaluations of youth and presenting findings in court, with much of the information being relevant to evaluating adults who were previously sentenced to extended sentences in criminal court and are returning to court to be resentenced (i.e., Miller/Graham proceedings).
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the holdings of key US Supreme Court cases regarding sentencing youthful offenders, and the implications for evaluation
Describe and employ a model for conducting developmentally sensitive sentencing evaluations of youth appearing in criminal court
Describe ethical challenges they are most likely to encounter when conducting these evaluations
Antoinette Kavanaugh, PhD, ABPP
Review Before Proceeding
Lesson 1 Video
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Lesson 2 Video
Lesson 3 Video
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Lesson 4 Video
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Lesson 5 Video
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American Academy of Forensic Psychology
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