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Review the article Teen Gets Probation in Ninja Attack.
- What circumstances do you think contributed to the decision of the chosen dispositional option? Was the decision fair?
- What goal(s) would have been accomplished by incarcerating the youth?
- If you were the judge, how would you have sentenced the youth?
- What would have been a fair disposition for an adult facing the same situation? How would an adult have been treated compared to the juvenile?
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#1
The court had to put into consideration that the case involves low-risk minors who should be given a chance to rejuvenate. The attack was quite severe and could have gotten worse but the defendant shows no past in violence or unscrupulous behavior which gives him a bonus to getting less punishment (Fidlin, 2010). It was therefore fair for the judge to pass the probation judgment although the victim requires medical attention which the defendant’s family should cover.
#2
If the court would have decided to imprison the River Hill boy, they would have achieved an assurance that such an action is to be avoided in the future.
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