Lecture Summary Juvenile justice was created as a way to deal informally with tr

Lecture Summary
Juvenile justice was created as a way to deal informally with troubled and delinquent children. The original intent was rehabilitation rather than punishment, with the state or local authority acting as parens patriae:
literally, “parent of the country”—gives the government authority to step in and make decisions about children, even against the wishes of their parents, when doing so is in the children’s best interests.
Especially when the real parents were absent or abusive. But as the system grew and overwhelmed the judges, as due process rights granted to juveniles “legalized” the process of justice, and as public opinion backed tough-on-crime policies, the system became more formal. It took on more and more aspects of the adult criminal justice process, with some juveniles even being tried in adult courts.
Most people agree that juvenile justice has yet to live up to its promise. There are, however, glimmers of hope. Many jurisdictions have implemented plans such as youth mentoring, teen courts, youth drug courts, and restorative justice programs, which may successfully prevent young people from offending or reoffending. What seems to work best are programs that best fit the original goals of the juvenile justice system: they are small; they are tailored to each youth’s individual needs; they address the complexity of a youth’s problems, rather than simplistically trying to fix one or two issues; they focus on offenders’ successful reentry into the community; and they provide the opportunity for youthful offenders to achieve something meaningful.
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Lecture:
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Read Chapter 15 Juvenile Crimes
Review the attached PowerPoint Chapter 15
Watch all videos for reference to answer below questions.
Watch the attached video What It’s Like to Be Incarcerated at Age 16 and Quiet kid and comment your overall thoughts of the Juvenile system?
What are some of the contributing factors for these juvenile offenders getting into a life of crime?
How do these youths cope in prisons?
Does the incarceration of these juveniles help to rehabilitate them or shape them into hardened criminals?
What can we do as a society? Can we do better?
After you post your answer to the analysis questions, please reply to two fellow students by this Sunday @ 1159 PM
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