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In Chapter 1 of the text, our author talks about “putting it all into perspective.” Prior to beginning work on this discussion,

• Review Chapters 1 and 2 of Introduction to Juvenile Justice.
• Read A More Just System of Juvenile Justice: Creating a New Standard of Accountability for Juveniles in Illinois.
• Watch Juvenile Justice: The System With Joe Berlinger, Inside Adult Prison Youth Unit: General Perspectives, Superintendent Linda Commons: Interview, and Prison Documentary Prison Life of Young Kids, Hard Time Prison Documentary 2017 HD (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Select one of the juveniles from your reading, the videos, or from a personal experience with a particular juvenile in mind. Address the three questions in the following quote from the Lollis (2018) video Prison Documentary Prison Life of Young Kids, Hard Time Prison Documentary 2017 HD (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.:

“In a world that demands justice when the unthinkable becomes reality, there are no easy answers when that reality involves minors. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world and remains the only nation that, in rare circumstances, will sentence its juveniles to life without parole. Is it a solution? Does it work? Do we care?”