This discussion asks that you consider adult versus juvenile offenders in the co

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This discussion asks that you consider adult versus juvenile offenders in the contemporary American justice system. Thinking of young people who commit acts that would be considered serious regardless of their age, how do you think the line between adult and juvenile offenders should be drawn? What if any differences do you see in the causes of adult and juvenile crime? What if any differences do you think are appropriate in how these cases are handled?
Cases to be considered in this discussion are ones like a Florida case in which an 11-year-old boy shot a 12-year-old girl in the face with a shotgun during a sleepover for a group of friends, inflicting injuries that led to her death a month later, and was charged as a juvenile with manslaughter; a case from Texas in which a 12-year-old boy was charged with capital murder for breaking into someone’s home and killing him in a botched robbery attempt; a case from upstate New York in which a 7-year-old boy was charged with third degree rape; a Louisiana case in which an 11-year-old murdered his mother and grandfather and was charged with two counts of first-degree murder; and three carjackings committed in one week in Chicago by individuals 16, 16, and 13 years old, one of whom shot and killed his victim when he became frustrated that he couldn’t get the stolen vehicle into drive. The charges in these cases included first-degree murder for one of the 16-year-olds, aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm for the other 16-year-old, and aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm and criminal trespass to a vehicle for the 13-year-old. Again, based on your understanding of the causes and circumstances underlying these and other crimes committed by juveniles, what if any differences in the handling of these cases (as compared to those involving adult offenders) do you think are warranted? Explain.

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