Juvenile Death Penalty
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In late February, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty is "unconstitutionally cruel" when applied to people who committed the crime for which they were sentenced, before they reached age 18. The Court ruled that the death penalty cannot be applied to people who committed their crimes as juveniles.
There are many arguments in favor of and against this ruling. Use the Discussion Board to post your opinion of this ruling, in the context of any or all of the following:
The ruling's adherence to or differences from the intent of the juvenile justice system, as it has evolved over the years
The ruling's ethical implications
How the reasoning behind this ruling could or could not be applied to certain offenders in the criminal (adult) justice system
Victim's rights
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the juvenile justice system was put in place in order to rehabilitate young people. This made it different from teh adult justice system as that one was created in order to punish the offender. It is argued that juveniles are not fully developed psychologically and therefore ...
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