Juvenile Justice System

How does the writer use personal experiences to support their argument against trying juvenile offenders as adults?

• The writer uses personal experiences to highlight the benefits of trying juvenile offenders as adults.

• The writer uses personal experiences to show that juvenile offenders cannot be rehabilitated.

• The writer uses personal experiences to argue for harsher punishments for juvenile offenders

• The writer uses personal experiences to support their argument against trying juvenile offenders as adults.

What is the writer's claim regarding whether juvenile offenders should be tried and punished as adults?

• Juvenile offenders should always be tried and punished as adults.

• Juvenile offenders should not be tried and punished as adults.

• Juvenile offenders should receive no punishment at all.

• Juvenile offenders should be punished more severely than adult offenders.

How does the treatment of juvenile offenders differ from that of adult offenders?

• Adult offenders are given more opportunities for rehabilitation than juveniles.

• Juvenile offenders are treated the same as adult offenders in all cases.

• Juvenile offenders are treated with a focus on rehabilitation, while adult offenders face more punitive measures.

• Juvenile offenders are sentenced to life imprisonment like adult offenders.

What are the key differences between the juvenile justice system and the adult justice system?

• Emphasis on punishment in both systems

• Juvenile justice has more severe penalties

• Key differences include focus on rehabilitation vs. punishment, less formal procedures in juvenile justice, and the aim of reintegration for youth.

• Adult justice system focuses solely on rehabilitation

What are the challenges in rehabilitating juvenile offenders compared to adults?

• Juvenile offenders face unique challenges in rehabilitation due to their developmental stage, legal treatment differences, need for family involvement, and societal stigma.

• Rehabilitation for juveniles is solely focused on punishment.

• Juvenile offenders are treated the same as adults in all cases.

• Juvenile offenders do not require any family involvement in their rehabilitation.

What are the implications of labeling a youth as a delinquent?

• Labeling a youth as a delinquent can have negative social, psychological, and developmental implications.

• Labeling can lead to increased academic success.

• Labeling a youth as a delinquent improves their social skills.

• It has no impact on the youth's future opportunities.

“Legislators have finally started to realize that treating juveniles just like adults does more harm than good,” says David DeMatteo, a professor of law at Drexel University in Philadelphia. What should juveniles get instead?

• an award

• a slap on the wrist

• rehabilitation

• nothing

The Supreme Court ruled that both the death penalty and mandatory life sentences were unconstitutional for juvenile offenders based on what Amendment that discusses protection against cruel or unusual punishment?

• 5th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan wrote of adolescents’ “diminished culpability and heightened capacity for change” in the 2012 majority opinion banning mandatory life sentences for juveniles. What does culpability mean?

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• ability to see a culp

• blame or responsibility for a wrong

• saying sorry

In 2016, what President banned solitary confinement for Juveniles in the federal prison system?

• President Bush

• President Clinton

• President Trump

• President Obama