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Transferring Juvenile Defendants From Adult to Juvenile Court: How Maryland Forensic Evaluators and Judges Reach Their Decisions

Ronald F. Means, Lawrence D. Heller and Jeffrey S. Janofsky
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2012, 40 (3) 333-340;
Ronald F. Means
Dr. Means is Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. Heller is Clinical Assistant Professor, and Dr. Janofsky is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Heller is also Staff Psychologist, Medical Services of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Baltimore, MD, and Dr. Janofsky is also Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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Lawrence D. Heller
Dr. Means is Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. Heller is Clinical Assistant Professor, and Dr. Janofsky is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Heller is also Staff Psychologist, Medical Services of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Baltimore, MD, and Dr. Janofsky is also Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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Dr. Means is Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. Heller is Clinical Assistant Professor, and Dr. Janofsky is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Heller is also Staff Psychologist, Medical Services of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Baltimore, MD, and Dr. Janofsky is also Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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vol. 40 no. 3 333-340
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22960915

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
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1093-6793
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  • Published online September 6, 2012.

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© 2012 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

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  1. Ronald F. Means, MD,
  2. Lawrence D. Heller, PhD and
  3. Jeffrey S. Janofsky, MD
  1. Dr. Means is Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. Heller is Clinical Assistant Professor, and Dr. Janofsky is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Heller is also Staff Psychologist, Medical Services of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Baltimore, MD, and Dr. Janofsky is also Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
  1. Address correspondence to: Jeffrey S. Janofsky, MD, 30 E. Padonia Road, Suite 206, Timonium, MD 21093. E-mail: jjanofsky{at}jhu.edu.

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