juvenile justice system
Juvenile Justice
Developed by Roberta J. Ching
MODULE: STUDENT VERSION
Reading Selections for This Module:
Garinger, Gail. “Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences.” New York Times 15 Mar. 2012, New York ed.: A35. Print.
Jenkins, Jennifer Bishop. “On Punishment and Teen Killers.” Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.
2 Aug. 2011. Web. 11 June 2012. < http://jjie.org/jennifer-bishop-jenkins-on-punishmentteen-killers/19184>.
Lundstrom, Marjie. “Kids Are Kids—Until They Commit Crimes.” Sacramento Bee 1 Mar. 2001:
A3. Print.
Thompson, Paul. “Startling Finds on Teenage Brains.” Sacramento Bee 25 May 2001: B7. Print.
Additional Reading Selection:
Anderson, Scott. “Greg Ousley Is Sorry for Killing His Parents. Is That Enough?” New
York Times Magazine. 19 July 2012. Web. 11 June 2012. .
Reading Rhetorically
Prereading
Activity 1
Getting Ready to Read
Quickwrite (5 minutes). If you committed a serious crime, do you think it would be fair for you to be punished the same way an adult who committed the same crime would be?
Activity 2
Exploring Key Concepts
1. Who is a juvenile? What are some synonyms for “juvenile”?
2. What are the differences between an adult and a juvenile?
Brainstorm a list of qualities that characterize a juvenile but not an adult.
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Activity 3
Exploring Key Definitions
Definitions of some legal terms for killing someone are provided below. Study them, and explain the differences in your own words.
Definitions of Legal Terms
Homicide is the killing of one person by another, either intentionally or unintentionally. Homicide includes accidents and murder.
Murder is killing someone with malice of forethought. It could be done while committing another crime. Murder is always illegal.
First-degree murder is killing a person with malice of forethought; the killing was planned. It was done deliberately.
Second-degree murder is a killing done during a crime deemed dangerous to a human life. The crime
Developed by Roberta J. Ching
MODULE: STUDENT VERSION
Reading Selections for This Module:
Garinger, Gail. “Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences.” New York Times 15 Mar. 2012, New York ed.: A35. Print.
Jenkins, Jennifer Bishop. “On Punishment and Teen Killers.” Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.
2 Aug. 2011. Web. 11 June 2012. < http://jjie.org/jennifer-bishop-jenkins-on-punishmentteen-killers/19184>.
Lundstrom, Marjie. “Kids Are Kids—Until They Commit Crimes.” Sacramento Bee 1 Mar. 2001:
A3. Print.
Thompson, Paul. “Startling Finds on Teenage Brains.” Sacramento Bee 25 May 2001: B7. Print.
Additional Reading Selection:
Anderson, Scott. “Greg Ousley Is Sorry for Killing His Parents. Is That Enough?” New
York Times Magazine. 19 July 2012. Web. 11 June 2012. .
Reading Rhetorically
Prereading
Activity 1
Getting Ready to Read
Quickwrite (5 minutes). If you committed a serious crime, do you think it would be fair for you to be punished the same way an adult who committed the same crime would be?
Activity 2
Exploring Key Concepts
1. Who is a juvenile? What are some synonyms for “juvenile”?
2. What are the differences between an adult and a juvenile?
Brainstorm a list of qualities that characterize a juvenile but not an adult.
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Activity 3
Exploring Key Definitions
Definitions of some legal terms for killing someone are provided below. Study them, and explain the differences in your own words.
Definitions of Legal Terms
Homicide is the killing of one person by another, either intentionally or unintentionally. Homicide includes accidents and murder.
Murder is killing someone with malice of forethought. It could be done while committing another crime. Murder is always illegal.
First-degree murder is killing a person with malice of forethought; the killing was planned. It was done deliberately.
Second-degree murder is a killing done during a crime deemed dangerous to a human life. The crime