Children Should Not Be Punished As Adults
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A 4 page paper which argues that children, or young adults, should not be treated as adults in relationship to the legal system and law regarding punishment. Children are children and regardless of their crime, they are not mature enough to understand the real consequences of their actions. One argument given relates to the fact that the prison system will only further their life of crime, and therefor has proven to ineffective in deterring crime. In addition, an alternative is illustrated, whereby these violent children can be sentenced to their own institution that is not part of the average detention center, not part of the adult prison system. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAyacrime.wps

Children Should Not Be Treated as Adults in the Criminal Justice System
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This 5 page paper looks at research on this topic but is an opinion piece. The paper argues that children would not be treated like adults in the context of the criminal justice system. Some examples are provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA314cj.rtf

Children Who Murder
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A 3 page book review that summarizes and analyzes the content of Robert Heckel and David Shumaker’s text, which is an informative study of pre-teen murderers, Children Who Murder: A Psychological Perspective (2001). The reviewer argues that their text is enormously useful to practitioners in the field of criminology, as well as policymakers and the public, because it offers a comprehensive overview of literature on this topic, as well as originally research that concerns meta-analysis of case studies. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khpreten.rtf