Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

Research & Data Analysis Division


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Factors Related to the Use of Manifest Injustice in Juvenile Court Sentencing

The purpose of this research project is to identify factors related to decisions to use the manifest injustice provision. In conducting the study, 325 court cases sentenced during 1980 were reviewed from four juvenile courts in Washington State: Benton/Franklin, Clark, Pierce and Spokane.