1-1 Discussion: Reform Schools—Then and Now
Review the case of People v. Turner and the article about the Okeechobee Reform School from this week’s resources. In your post, discuss the historical impact of these legal cases against reform schools, the social norms at the time, and their impact on the modern-day juvenile justice system. What solutions would you have made to address the issues in the O’Connell case and at the Okeechobee Reform School? How have these matters influenced our current juvenile justice system?
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The juvenile system in America is used to rehabilitate young people convicted of a criminal justice system. The intervention to help the youth comes from different agencies such as through court, police and the staff correctional involvement with the sole aim of rehabilitating the young people.
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