W3D1
Dispositional hearings are equivalent to sentencing in adult court. Your text describes several alternatives for
disposition. Discuss the range of dispositions available to judges in the dispositions hearings.
W3D2
Reviewing your readings this week, what do you believe ultimately influenced the U.S. Supreme Court to rule
against the death penalty for any juvenile under the age eighteen? Describe your opinions prior to reading the
articles and text. Did the information in the readings change your opinion in any way? Why or why not?
W4D1
Your text describes a number of community-based programs for offender reintegration. Of the programs
discussed in Chapter 9, which do you think is best to reintegrate offenders into the community? What key
elements make the program you have chosen effective?
W4D2
Your text points out that “[t]he entire juvenile justice system is focused on release” but notes that “the most
favorable time for release [of a juvenile] requires far more knowledge than is presently available”. What factors
do you think a juvenile detention/treatment facility should consider in timing the release of a juvenile? How
should these factors be assessed or measured, and what weight should be given to each? Explain your
thoughts.
This is the text.
Bartollas, C. (2017). Juvenile justice in America (8th Ed.). Retrieved from https://redshelf.comAronson, J. D.
(2007). Brain imaging, culpability and the juvenile death penalty. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 13, 115-
142. (APA PsychNET Document ID: 10.1037/1076-8971.13.2.115).
some extra sources to use
Steinberg, L., & Scott, E. S. (2003). Less guilty by reason of adolescence: Developmental immaturity,
diminished responsibility, and the juvenile death penalty. American Psychologist, 58, 1009-1018. (APA
PsychNET Document ID: 10.1037/0003-066X.58.12.1009).
Webster, D. (2004, September). The making of a sniper; Vanity Fair, Issue 529, p 294
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