Primary Task Response: Your first task is to post your own Key Assignment Outline
Write your own Key Assignment Outline to the discussion area so that other students are able to review your plan. Attach your document to the main discussion post, and include any notes you feel are appropriate. The purpose of this assignment is to help improve the quality of the Key Assignment Draft you will complete next week. So a Key Outline for the following:
In the year 2100, there was a young man named Jim who could travel through time. This young man has had serious infractions with the juvenile justice system. He has decided to travel back through time to start his life over.
He has a choice of two time periods. One is during the colonial period of America, and the other is during the early 21st century. Knowing Jim’s propensity for finding trouble, what would happen to him if he committed the crime of breaking and entering with the aggravating circumstances of assault during the colonial period? What would happen to him if he committed the same crime in the 21st century? This assignment will cover the history of the juvenile justice system, juvenile courts, and corrections, as well as theories that would be related to Jim and treatment options during both periods of time.
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History of the Criminal Justice System
- Introduction
Opening Statement: Treatment of young people in the 21st Century American justice system has evolved significantly across the centuries.
Thesis: The Criminal justice system has experienced significant changes across centuries, from an era without differences between the adult and juvenile system to one in which juveniles have a better opportunity for reform away from the harsh adult justice system.
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