Developmental maturity and sophistication-maturity: Learning more about its purpose and assessment.

Salekin, Randall T.; MacDougall, Emily; Harrison, Natalie A.

doi:10.1037/14643-019

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“…There is general acceptance that adolescents are les maturity than adults. However, maturity also varies between adolescents of the same age or developmental stage (Salekin, MacDougall, & Harrison, 2016). Salekin et al argue that the three key factors related to the concept of developmental maturity are autonomy (e.g., ability to resist pressure, internal locus of control), cognitive skills (e.g., ability to think abstractly, use of cost benefits analysis, goal setting behaviours), and emotional skills (e.g., being able to delay gratification, possession of psychological insight, ability to manage your own feelings).…”

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“…Salekin et al argue that the three key factors related to the concept of developmental maturity are autonomy (e.g., ability to resist pressure, internal locus of control), cognitive skills (e.g., ability to think abstractly, use of cost benefits analysis, goal setting behaviours), and emotional skills (e.g., being able to delay gratification, possession of psychological insight, ability to manage your own feelings). These factors can act to protect against antisocial behaviour (e.g., taking responsibility for own actions), but can also facilitate offending (e.g., planning criminal acts) (Salekin, MacDougall, & Harrison, 2016). Developmental maturity can be negatively impacted by family dysfunction, learning deficits, and mental illness (Salekin, MacDougall, & Harrison, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These factors can act to protect against antisocial behaviour (e.g., taking responsibility for own actions), but can also facilitate offending (e.g., planning criminal acts) (Salekin, MacDougall, & Harrison, 2016). Developmental maturity can be negatively impacted by family dysfunction, learning deficits, and mental illness (Salekin, MacDougall, & Harrison, 2016).…”

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Psychological pre‐sentence evaluations for sentencing young offenders in Australia

Bycroft

Dear

Drake

2020

Australian Psychologist

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Objective Drawing upon extant Australian and International literature we sought to identify the skills and knowledge psychologists require to competently evaluate Australian young offenders for sentencing. We also sought to identify the key ethical and methodological issues that Australian psychologists should be aware of before commencing a forensic evaluation of a young offender. Method Using search terms “expert witness, pre‐sentence report, pre‐sentence report, forensic mental health assessment, Forensic Mental Health Assessment, forensic assessment, methodology, forensic model, and sentencing juveniles” we searched for peer reviewed articles published between the years 2000–2018 on the PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, and ProQuest data bases. Results Drawing upon available literature we identified the knowledge and skills required for evaluations and the ethical standards available to help guide the evaluation. Due to the lack of Australian research in this area, we had to rely on international literature regarding recommended evaluation methods. There is no clear statement on what the psychology profession in Australia believes is an appropriate evaluation methodology and what content is required in a pre‐sentence report. There is no specific data clarifying what Australian judicial officers find helpful in pre‐sentence reports. Conclusions Our article highlights the need for further research into Australian evaluation methodology for pre‐sentence reports, and the need for professional standards and guidelines specific to Australian jurisdictions.

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Section: Knowledge Of Relevant Psychological Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Knowledge Of Relevant Psychological Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

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Psychological pre‐sentence evaluations for sentencing young offenders in Australia

Bycroft

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Drake

2020

Australian Psychologist

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“…The point of the Decisional factor is to recognize characteristics of adolescence that make their decisional judgment developmentally different from that of adults. Many psychological functions are relevant for assessing decisional judgment from a developmental perspective: (a) developmental maturation of cognitive and intellectual capacities (e.g., capacities to think abstractly, form goals, reason about contingencies, working memory), (b) emotional characteristics and abilities for self-control (e.g., delaying gratification, regulating emotions, dealing with frustration), and (c) development of autonomous thinking (e.g., independence vs. influence by others, confidence, stability of self-identity and personal values) (Salekin et al, 2016).…”

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Prospects for developmental evidence in juvenile sentencing based on Miller v. Alabama.

Grisso¹,

Kavanaugh²

2016

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions barred mandatory life without parole for juvenile homicide (Miller v. Alabama, 2012) and applied Miller retroactively (Montgomery v. Louisiana, 2016). Miller identified several developmental factors to consider in mitigation, but left many questions unanswered about their application. The authors offer several sentencing contexts to frame the types of developmental and clinical evidence that may be relevant for Miller hearings under various circumstances. Within these contexts, they explore types and sources of relevant developmental evidence and raise questions about quality and limitations. Their analysis identifies areas in which appellate court clarification is needed to determine how developmental evidence will be used in Miller cases, and they alert developmental experts to prospects and cautions for providing relevant evidence, as well as areas in need of research.

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“…As for sophistication–maturity, the aforementioned commentaries (as well as Kemp et al, , of which Heilbrun was a co‐author, and Salekin, MacDougall, & Harrison, ) have consistently endorsed the ability of forensic mental health professionals to assess this concept using a variety of assessment approaches and tools (e.g., clinical interviews, collateral information, intelligence tests, academic achievement tests, tests of adaptive functioning, neuropsychological tests, personality tests, self‐report measures of different aspects of developmental maturity, and a forensic assessment instrument that includes attention to sophistication–maturity). All scholars have endorsed cognitive and emotional–moral facets of the construct, and most have also endorsed an autonomy–independent functioning facet.…”

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The psycholegal factors for juvenile transfer and reverse transfer evaluations

King

2017

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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It remains unclear whether forensic mental health assessments for juvenile reverse transfer (to juvenile court) are distinct from those for juvenile transfer (to adult court). This survey consisted of an updated review of transfer and reverse transfer laws (in jurisdictions that have both mechanisms) in light of the generally accepted three-factor model of functional legal capacities involved in transfer evaluations (i.e., risk, sophistication-maturity, and treatment amenability). Results indicated that a majority of states' reverse transfer statutes refer explicitly or implicitly to the same three psycholegal constructs identified as central for transfer. Given the legal similarity between transfer and reverse transfer, potential practice implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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Developmental maturity and sophistication-maturity: Learning more about its purpose and assessment.

Cited by 11 publications

References 59 publications

Psychological pre‐sentence evaluations for sentencing young offenders in Australia

Psychological pre‐sentence evaluations for sentencing young offenders in Australia

Prospects for developmental evidence in juvenile sentencing based on Miller v. Alabama.

The psycholegal factors for juvenile transfer and reverse transfer evaluations

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