In this lesson, students learn about the different rationales for punishment, and discuss why society has set up different criminal justice systems for juveniles and adults.
Students watch a video clip about a young boy who commits murder.
The police treat the boys in each episode differently, and it is likely that they would be treated differently by the criminal justice system. Judicial protection of the rights of individuals. Students should be able to evaluate, take, and defend positions on current issues regarding the judicial protection of individual rights. In this video clip, we see the aftermath of the shooting of a young boy at a bowling alley. Police interview several young people who saw the shooting, and the police find out the name of the boy who committed the crime.