New Book on the Confessions and Guilty Pleas of Youthful Defendants

This new volume, co-edited by Associate Professor Dr. Tina M. Zottoli, provides authoritative, integrated coverage of the developmental science relevant to youth who self-incriminate, with implications for practice and policy. An international group of renowned experts review research and theory, examine current practice and procedure, and provide suggestions for empirically-based reform. This is a comprehensive, first-of-its kind work that links developmental science with applied scholarship and analysis to help inform practice, and to facilitate the development of empirically supported policy and law that take appropriate account of the developmental capabilities and limitations of youth suspects and defendants.

Confessions and Guilty Pleas of Youth: Developmental Science and Practical Implications
Edited by Lindsay C. Malloy, Rebecca K. Helm, and Tina M. Zottoli
ISBN: 978-1-4338-4245-0; Published February 2026, APA