Juvenile Delinquency Discussion
Answer the following questions in a minimum of 75 words. Your replies to your classmates must be a minimum of 75 words to receive full credit:
1. Should juveniles who perpetrate the same violent acts as an adult offender be treated any differently by the courts? If so, why?
2. What is your position on applying mandatory incarceration sentences to juveniles who have been arrested for multiple misdemeanors (ie petty theft, petty vandalism, etc)?
3. What is the purpose of treating juveniles differently than treating adult offenders…rehabilitation? How would you respond to the figures that show that most chronic adult offenders also had juvenile records?