Juvenile Justice I KIM WOODS ONLY

Childhood Abuse and Delinquency

This weeks video

From your readings, the video you viewed “Youth & Violence”, in 300-500 words state your opinion to the following question:

Do you agree or disagree with Juan Pacheco’s statements that

(a) “gangs are a product of ineffective communities”

(b) that society should not depend on the juvenile justice system to address the problem of gangs, that we should determine that gangs are not a social, racial, or criminal problem but a public health problem.

Support your answers.