Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice

Based on the descriptive readings of the four juvenile cases (in module lecture), respond to the following questions about juvenile justice.

· Define the effectiveness of juvenile justice.

· By the definition you used, is the US juvenile justice system effective? Support your position with the evidence from the four cases. You may also add evidence or statistics from other credible sources.

· In your view, is processing juvenile offenders as adults an effective alternative? Defend your position with persuasive reasoning.

A well-written paper should present issues in clear conceptual terms and supporting evidence from the cases and meet these requirements:

· Be 2-3 pages in length not counting the title and reference pages, which you must include.

· Use terms, evidence, and concepts from class readings.

· Cite at least three scholarly sources for this assignment. Scholarly resources include peer-reviewed journal articles, books, the class textbook, or reports/documents from the government (.gov sites). A scholarly source does not include general sources from the internet (.com, .org, .edu, and .net sites are not scholarly). Scholarly resources should be current (no older than five years). If the class textbook is used as a source, then five other scholarly sources must be used.