Week 8 Discussion 1 JUVENILE D.

In your opinion, are there any Community-based corrections read about in Chapter 11 that would be a better alternative for the youth identified in the documentary? Do you agree or disagree with the sentences the juveniles in the film received and why? Will the recent 2012 Supreme Court's ruling on Juveniles receiving mandatory life without parole affect these offenders?

No, based upon the nature of the crime there are no community-based correction facilities that would be able to deal with youth whose behavior reflects disregard for life.

I agree with the sentences that have been appropriately levied against them because they are unbiased and are based upon written rules and statutes for the nature of committing these crimes.

There is a possibility that the current ruling on August 16, 2012 may allow those who were previously denied a chance at freedom to have a chance now. But I feel that there is a clause somewhere that asserts that once judged and penalized and a certain time frame has passed and the criminal or inmate has done a significant amount of the time (or judgment) without incident then this may give them a chance for clemency. But if their records reflects troubling and consistent patterns of behavioral tendencies that are reflective of their inability to obey legalistic norms or societal norms then adjustment would not be enabled or allowable in society. Further, a murderer will not be given work or any conductive or beneficial trade to make a living or be able to adjust back in society. Therefore, this will cause anger, resentment and hate toward those who have not committed offenses who are living as required by societal and legalistic norms.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-08-18/juvenile-life-sentences/57130414/1