Assignment:
Reading the following chapter are given below is:
Community-Based Correctional Programs for Juvenile Offenders
1. Case Summary
Use your text and the internet to research the case of In re Gault. In a narrative format, outline the case. Give the facts, issue, and court holding.
2. Case Analysis
What rights did the court find Gault had been denied? What constitutional provisions provided those rights to Gerald Gault?
3. Case Analysis
Discuss in detail the 14th amendment and Gault's confinement to an Industrial School. What are the purposes of juvenile courts?
4. Executive Decisions
Your state's governor has appointed you to a task force on juvenile justice reform. Outline at least ten key issues facing juvenile justice. Then offer ten proactive approaches to combat the problems.