Throughout this course, you have become acquainted with explanations of juvenile delinquency, correlates of juvenile delinquency, and the intricacy of the juvenile justice system. For your final project, you are asked to assess one of the major debatable issues regarding the juvenile justice system.
Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word position paper in APA format arguing one of the following positions:
o The juvenile justice system should focus on rehabilitation.
o The juvenile justice system should focus on punishment.
Include the following in your paper:
o Why should the juvenile justice system adopt the focus you have chosen?
- What evidence supports your position?
o How will the specific focus you have chosen impact
- law enforcement?
- court processes?
- probation?
- corrections?
- community services?
- intervention programs?
o What are some arguments for the opposing side?
- Why are those arguments not as valid as your arguments?
- Provide evidence to support your claims.
o How do the advantages of the juvenile justice system adopting the specific focus you have chosen outweigh the disadvantages?