Variations in Protection Provisions Among State Medical Amnesty Laws.

Studies indicate that a leading reason young people do not seek medical assistance for alcohol-related emergencies is worry of "getting in trouble". To assuage these fears, over 30 states and numerous universities have passed medical amnesty laws. However, there are variations in protections between states.

Trust in the jury system: a comparison of Australian and U.S. samples.

Public trust in the criminal justice system, including the jury system, is important for maintaining a democracy that is fair for all citizens. However, there is little research on trust in the jury system generally and even less comparison research specifically. Trust in the jury system might relate to other legal attitude measures (e.

Perceptions of waived juvenile defendants across mental health diagnoses and demographic characteristics.

Justice involved youth who present with diagnosable mental health issues are commonly prosecuted in criminal courts. Limited research has examined how jurors perceive and respond to transferred juveniles with mental health issues. For the current study, 252 mock jurors were randomly assigned to read one of six profiles (i.