Ashford 2: – Week 1 – Discussion 2

Juvenile Rights and the Courts

   In Chapter 2 of the text, our author summarizes five U.S. Supreme Court   Cases: Kent v. United States (1966) re Gault (1967) re Winship (1970) McKeiver v. Pennsylvania        (1971) Breed v. Jones (1975)

   These five cases show differences and similarities between the adult and   juvenile justice systems. Why is it necessary to have different justice   systems when looking at people who commit crimes? How do these cases affect   how the law is applied to juveniles? Are there other differences between the   adult and juvenile justice systems that would indicate juveniles have   modified or more restricted rights when dealing with the juvenile justice   system?
 

  Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims   with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources,   and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’   posts by Day 7 and continue to support your arguments with examples from the   required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources. Review your   classmates’ opinions of the effects these U.S. Supreme Court cases on the   juvenile justice systems. In your response posts, discuss how the social   justice principles of equality, solidarity, and human rights are applied to   juveniles in an effort to build a more just society.