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Refer to http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-9646g2i8.pdf to read the cases of Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Arkansas (2012). Discuss these two cases as a differential way of dealing with juveniles being tried and sentenced as adults but not subject to all the rules of adult sentencing laws. justify your ideas and responses by citing appropriate examples from references within the texts, Web sites, and other resources or apply examples from personal experience

Obviously, both of these cases fell under the Capital Murder statutes of both states. Differentiate the peacemaking philosophy and deontological philosophy in the context of capital murder sentencing for juveniles?

What would be the difference between the utilitarian and the deontological philosophies of the two cases reviewed?

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refer to http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-9646g2i8.pdf to read the cases of Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Arkansas (2012). Discuss these two cases as a differential way of dealing with juveniles being tried and sentenced as adults but not subject to all the rules of adult sentencing laws. justify your ideas and responses by citing appropriate examples from references within the texts, Web sites, and other resources or apply examples from personal experience

Juveniles aren't fully functional adults who understand the totality of their decisions and are heavily influenced by their peers as well as by acting on impulses. Therefore, the Supreme ...

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