JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW

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DIRECTIONS: Read in STREET LAW chapter 16 ("Juvenile Justice") pages 187-189 and answer the questions below on composition paper:

1. Describe in detail how the treatment of juvenile involved with the law has evolved during American history AND explain how the philosophy of parens patriae influences the way juvenile sare handled in juvenile courts.

2. Answer questions a-e from Problem 16.1 on page 189.

DIRECTIONS: Read in STREET LAW chapter 16 ("Juvenile Justice") pages 189-191 and answer the questions below on composition paper:

3. Discuss each of the scenarios below, explaing in each case where each should be adjudicated -- in juvenile court or in the adult ccriminal system:

a) a 15-year-old is accused of skipping school

b) 1 15-year-old is accused af assaulting a clasmmate

c) a 14-year-old is accused of committing murder

d) a 9-year-old is accused of commtting murder

e) an 11-year-old is accused of committing rape

f) a 13-year-old is accused of shoplifting in a department store

4. "You Be the Judge: Determining Juvenile status" (page 190) -- What criteria would you use in deciding whether or not to transfer a juvenile to adult court, in each of the situations described (a-d)

DIRECTIONS: Read in STREET LAW chapter 16 ("Juvenile Justice") pages 192 and 194-203 and answer the questions below on composition paper:

5. Answer questions a-e on "The Case of Gerald Gault" (Problem 16.5 on page 194).

6. Answer questions a & b from Problem 16.7 on page 199.

7. As we have seen, the U.S. Supreme Court in Roper v. Simmons (2005) overturned the juvenile death penalty as cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the 8th Amendment, which maans more juveniles will face prison time. In your opinion, would the placement of juveniles in adult prisons violate the 8th Amendment? Why or why not?