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In late February, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutionally cruel when applied to people who committed a felony deserving of the death penalty according to state law before they reached age 18. The Court ruled that the death penalty cannot be applied to people who committed crimes as juveniles because of the lack of maturity, level of intelligence, and decision making that an individual has under the age of 18.

I need help with the following questions. The answer or opinion must be supported by an academic source or real-life criminal justice finding. There are many arguments in favor of and against this ruling.
What do you think are the effects of such a ruling under each of the following subjects:
1. The ruling's ethical implications
2. The ruling's effects on the adult sentencing criminal process
3. Victim's rights
4. Courts' rulings pertaining to cases of violent criminal acts

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This solution explores the ethical implications of the death penalty for minors, focusing on the ruling's ethical implications, the ruling's effects on the adult sentencing criminal process, victim's rights and courts' rulings pertaining to cases of violent criminal acts.

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1. Ethical implications of outlawing the death penalty for juveniles are that this decision aligns the United States with the majority of the Western world and removes the U.S. from a list of countries that still execute juveniles such as Iran and other nations that are commonly known for human right's violations. Therefore, banning the execution of juveniles is the ...

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