Juvenile crime is one of the nation's most serious crime problems. As part of Prentice Hall's Reality Reading Series, this case book explores the topic using provocative, high-profile cases. Written in a unique police-style, the casebook examines poignant questions about juveniles and is designed to encourage vibrant discussion about these real situations. Filled with current statistical data, its purpose is to present a realistic look at youth offenders and a better understanding about this disruptive social condition
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Juvenile crime is one of the nation's most serious crime problems. As part of Prentice Hall's Reality Reading Series, this case book explores the topic using provocative, high-profile cases. Written in a unique police-style, the casebook examines poignant questions about juveniles and is designed to encourage vibrant discussion about these real situations. Filled with current statistical data, its purpose is to present a realistic look at youth offenders and a better understanding about this disruptive social condition
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Juvenile Justice: A Collection of True-Crime Cases
My Thoughts:
I am a teacher at Monte Vista High School in Spring Valley, California. I assigned this book to my eleventh grade law class. As I read this book with them, I found it very useful and irrelevant to how the justice system works. It was a perfect introductory book because it did not go too far in to detail with the law, but it gave enough information for my students to be able to understand what happens in a trial. The book explains a variety of crimes that deal with different investigation processes and rulings. The concept is well explained in simple language with many examples for a better understanding.
Historical Context:
This book goes in to detail of six cases. In all six cases, the criminals were juveniles, ranging from the ages of ten to eighteen years old. Each chapter gives the history of the criminal, a summary of their crime, the investigation process, the trial process, and any further rulings. This book made my students and I feel like we were at the trial with the jury dealing with each case. I will read this book every year because my students connected to it.
Topics:
This books talks about court rulings, juvenile trials, probable cause, court language, probation, appeals, and many other topics, all of which we talked about in class. I used this book to give the students a quick understanding of how complicated and long the trial and indictment process truly is.
