Assignment:
Question 1. What will future courtrooms be like? How will they differ from today’s courtrooms, and how will they be the same? What are some of the new and pressing issues affecting American courts today?
Question 2. What are the stages in the historical development of the juvenile justice system and of separate treatment for juveniles? What is the philosophy underlying today’s juvenile courts?
Question 3. What are two kinds of specialized courts that function in the United States today? What are their purposes, and have they been successful? Why or why not?
Question 4. What are specialized courts, and how did they originate? How do they differ from other courts? Do you agree that specialized courts should exist? Why or why not?
Question 5. What are the leading reasons why some defendants are wrongfully convicted? What methods might be used to avoid wrongful convictions and exonerate those who have been wrongfully convicted?
Question 6. What is differential treatment, and why are some cases and some defendants treated differently than others? Do you feel that some cases deserve differential treatment? Why or why not?