Project Justice System Position Paper
Throughout this course you have become acquain" rel="nofollow">inted with explanations of juvenile delin" rel="nofollow">inquency, correlates of juvenile delin" rel="nofollow">inquency, and the in" rel="nofollow">intricacies of the juvenile justice system. For your fin" rel="nofollow">inal project, assess one of the controversial issues regardin" rel="nofollow">ing the juvenile justice system.
• Resource: Appendix A
• Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word position paper arguin" rel="nofollow">ing one of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing positions:
o The juvenile justice system should focus on rehabilitation.
o The juvenile justice system should focus on punishment.
• Include the followin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in your paper:
o Why should the juvenile justice system adopt the focus you have chosen?
o Explain" rel="nofollow">in how the specific focus you have chosen affects the followin" rel="nofollow">ing:
? Law enforcement
? Court processes
? Probation
? Corrections
? Community services
? Intervention programs
o What are some arguments that oppose your views?
? Why are these arguments not as valid as your own?
? Provide evidence to support your claims.
o Explain" rel="nofollow">in how the advantages would outweigh the disadvantages if the juvenile justice system were to adopt the focus you have chosen.
• Format your paper accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to APA guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines.
• Cite at least five sources to support your position.
• Post your paper as an attachment.