N.Y. TIMES: "Re-thinking Juvenile Justice" study guide
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DIRECTIONS: In the N.Y. Times magazine, UPFRONT, read "Re-thinking Juvenile Justice" on pages 8 - 11.
1. How does the case of James Stewart illustrate why juvenile justice laws are changing.
2. What are the factors influencing the shift in juvenile justice laws?
3. Why two decades ago were the laws regarding juvenile justice toughening?
4. Why do juvenile justice experts feel locking up young offenders produces more harm than good?
5. What role has science paid in changing attitudes toward juvenile justice?
6. What impact on the U.S. Supreme Court has neurological research had?
7. What financial issues have affected the attitude toward jailing juvenile offenders?
8. How many states have enacted reforms to try to keep more juvenile offenders out of the adult course system? Also, where does Maine stand on this issue? (map on page 11)
9. Why is not everyone happy with this new direction in juvenile justice?
10. Why does James Stewart's sister believe he didn't belong in the adult system, despite the seriousness of his offense?
11. Notice on the chart on page 10 that all the U.S. Supreme Court cases involving juvenile offenders have come up since 1966 -- come up with a hypothesis explaining this.
DIRECTIONS: In the N.Y. Times magazine, UPFRONT, read "Re-thinking Juvenile Justice" on pages 8 - 11.
1. How does the case of James Stewart illustrate why juvenile justice laws are changing.
2. What are the factors influencing the shift in juvenile justice laws?
3. Why two decades ago were the laws regarding juvenile justice toughening?
4. Why do juvenile justice experts feel locking up young offenders produces more harm than good?
5. What role has science paid in changing attitudes toward juvenile justice?
6. What impact on the U.S. Supreme Court has neurological research had?
7. What financial issues have affected the attitude toward jailing juvenile offenders?
8. How many states have enacted reforms to try to keep more juvenile offenders out of the adult course system? Also, where does Maine stand on this issue? (map on page 11)
9. Why is not everyone happy with this new direction in juvenile justice?
10. Why does James Stewart's sister believe he didn't belong in the adult system, despite the seriousness of his offense?
11. Notice on the chart on page 10 that all the U.S. Supreme Court cases involving juvenile offenders have come up since 1966 -- come up with a hypothesis explaining this.