The NASW Press ispleased to announce the launch of our new, entirely online manuscript submission and peer-review system.
Of our peer-reviewed journal Web sites, those for Children & Schools and Health & Social Work are now live. The journals Social Work and Social Work Research will be migrating to the online submission portal later this calendar year. Please visit us at http://www.naswpress.org/authors/guidelines/05-submissions.html for submission guidelines.
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While adolescents are capable of sound decision-making in more calm and deliberative settings, the brief argues that the stress and time pressure of plea bargaining specifically undermine their ability to knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waive important legal rights.