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Death Penalty for Children
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Death Penalty for Children
Examines whether the death penalty constitutes cruel & unusual punishment for children. Describes current situation & role of media; conflict theory & research. Arguments against use. Supreme Court decisions.
4,950 words (approx. 19.8 pages) |
20 sources |
2001
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"The concept of treating juveniles in the criminal justice system is a relatively new one in the Western world. Although the Arab world has long held to the principle that young children are not accountable for their crimes because they have not yet reached the age of reason, it is not until the cusp of the 20th century that this principle was institutionalized in a separate criminal justice system for children in the United States.That system was the first children's court and it was established by Jane Addams and Hull House in Chicago, Illinois in 1899. Addams had fought for years to separate out the treatment of juveniles from that of adults, removing them from adult court..."
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Death Penalty for Children (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Death-Penalty-for-Children/10528
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"Death Penalty for Children" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Death-Penalty-for-Children/10528>
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