Assignment 2: Focus of Juvenile Justice
Early treatment of juveniles focused on punishing offenders who were capable of understanding their offenses. Today, the juvenile justice system has developed as a more benevolent, less formal alternative to the adult system, in which rehabilitation, not punishment, is the desired outcome. Submission Details: By Saturday, May 7, 2016, in a minimum of 250 words, post to the Discussion Area your responses to the following:
By Wednesday, May 11, 2016, read your classmates’ postings and respond to at least two of them. Comment with reasons on their rationales for why they believe the juvenile justice system should or should not concern itself primarily with rehabilitation. Discussion Grading Criteria and Rubric All discussion assignments in this course will be graded using a rubric. This assignment is worth 40 points. Download the discussion rubric and carefully read it to understand the expectations.
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