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26, Jan. 1999 http://researcher.sirs.com/cgi-bin/res-article Justice, Law, And Society. One Jail Fits All, But Is That The Solution? February 27,1999. http://www.wcl.american.edu/pub/JOURNALS/jurist/9.98/ juvenile.html Landau, Elaine. Teenage Violence. Englewood Cliffs: Simon S. Schuster, Inc., 1990. Pitts, Leonard. ?Average Teens Don?t rob, Kill.? Dayton Daily News. February 27,1999: 12-A. Silverstein, Herma. Kids who Kill. Brookfield, CT: Twenty-First Century Books, 1997. Valentine, Victoria. ?Youth Crime, Adult Time. America?s Juvenile System isn?t What it Use to be.? Emerge Magazine October 1998: 48-53. SIRS Researcher on the Web. 26, Jan. 1999 http://researcher.sirs.com/cgi-bin/res-article Children tried as Adults 1. Do you feel that kids under the age of 18 should be placed

in adult prisons for serious crimes such as murder and rape?  YES  NO  2. In your opinion, do you think that the government should build a facility for the juvenile delinquents? 3. Do you think when a kid as young as 13 commits a serious crime that he or she should be held responsible for their actions?  YES  NO 4. In today?s society, we are focusing on crime free streets. Do you think that charging everyone who commits a crime by the same statues would correct this problem?  YES  NO 5. In some states, they offer probation for serious juvenile offenders plus an adult sentence. If the Juvenile violates their probation, they are sent to jail. Do you think this is a fair form of punishment?  YES  NO 6. If your teenage child committed a serious crime, do

you think that the court system should hold the child or you the parents responsible? Discuss  CHILD  PARENT 7. What are some ways you think will help us put a stop to Juvenile Violence in today?s society?