Answer to Question #179336 in English for iasuhd

Question

help on English it due today

Read the Los Angeles Times article =Teen may face charge in fatal crash.

Write a response to the question: should the teenager in this case be charged as an adult, as a juvenile, or not charged at all (meaning he should not go to trial and instead should be given alternatives to incarceration).

Your answer must address the following:

1. The teen’s age (and what we know about teenage brain development)
2. The consequences of his actions (is there a victim, what happened to them)
3. The race/ethnicity and socio-economic status of both parties (the teen and the victim)
4. Your thoughts/feelings/beliefs on whether or not you feel incarceration works, doesn’t work, should only be used in extreme cases (if so, does this count as an extreme case), etc.

Answer 1

The story highlights an important aspect of our criminal justice system: the legal construction of juvenile crime. People now operate with the understanding that a juvenile’s action may not be the same as an adult’s, and, instead, that the juvenile might merit unique consideration under the law, and that punishment should perhaps be tailored to development and reform. However, there is lack of uniformity in how we define a “juvenile” and the process by which the law addresses a juvenile’s actions. Jurisdictions have struggled to navigate the line between “leading a juvenile in the right direction” and “destroying the child.” This struggle is not new to the criminal justice system.