Law and Philosophy Book Club: Philosophy of Juvenile Justice

Please join the Harvard Law and Philosophy Society for a discussion of when criminal punishment is justified for juveniles and emerging adults and how young offenders should be treated differently from adults. Lunch will be provided!

We’ll be reading Chapter 2 of Gideon Yaffe’s “The Age of Culpability: Children and the Nature of Criminal Responsibility” (available online at the Harvard Library) and pages 224-229 of Commonwealth v. Mattis, 493 Mass. 216 (2024). No prior experience required – all are welcome! Please note that the readings include descriptions of violent crime that may be disturbing.