Assignment:
Compare and contrast adult with juvenile adjudication.
Siegel and Welsh (2012) noted that "The child saving movement culminated in passage of the Illinois Juvenile Court Act of 1988, which established the nation's first independent juvenile court" (p.480). For this week's class discussion, please respond to the following:
- What is your local community doing to help prevent juvenile delinquency?
- What programs are in place to help the existing problem of juvenile delinquency?
- Offer your opinion on whether or not you believe that your community has effective programs in place to address juvenile delinquency, and whether or not officials have adequate strategies to reduce future juvenile delinquency. Explain your reasoning.