Assignment:
Juvenile justice
Using an essay format, please read and answer the questions below in complete detail. Failure to answer all parts of each question selected will Result in a loss of possible points awarded. Thus, skimpy answers reflecting Only a few sentences will be marked as incorrect.
You may use your text, supplemental notes, as well as other scholarly Material. Answers should reflect a working knowledge of concepts and Demonstration of critical thinking skills, not a carbon copy of the textbook.
All material used in completion of the exam must be cited using the apa or MLA Format.
Please note this is an independent essay exam and must be completed as such.
Sharing of test answers is prohibited. Duplication of test answers by two or more students will result in failure and reported to disciplinary authorities!
Please type all answers in microsoft word, in a font no greater than 12 (times New roman) and submit within the assignment section. Do not retype the Questions in your answer.
Completion of this exam will require a minimum of 3 full pages of typed material to address each question completely.
1. Discuss in detail how juveniles were treated by the criminal justice system prior to the creation of a separate system of juvenile justice. Explain the shifts in juvenile justice policy over the past 100 years.
2. Define the concepts of juvenile and juvenile delinquency. What role does personality, environment, education, and lifestyle play in Juvenile delinquency? Explain in detail.
3. (a) explain, compare and contrast in detail the concepts of choice theory and the biological theories. (b) provide at least one example of Each.
4. (a) explain, compare and contrast in detail the concepts of social structure theories and social process theories. (b) provide at least one example of each.
Bonus-discuss one way in which you plan to impact the world in the year 2020.