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Essay Instructions: The paper must include other research, such as corrections texts, articles, journal reports etc. The source must be footnoted and listed in an attached Bibliography. Personal interviews may also be used and the source included in the attached Bibliography.

The topic of the paper is: The effectivenes of the Juvenile Justice System

You can also use: Allen, Harry E., and Simonsen, Clifford F.; Corrections in America: An Introduction, Tenth Edition, 2004

Essay Instructions: Select one country outside of North America and research its juvenile justice system. Analyze the juvenile justice system of your selected country and compare it with that of the United States. Identify both the strengths and weaknesses of the system you selected. What improvements could be made? What could the United States learn from this country? In what ways do you find the United States’ juvenile justice system to be inferior and/or superior to the system in the country you chose?

Essay Instructions: Discuss the major changes in the juvenile justice system over the past 100 years in the United States of America

Essay Instructions: Format: Double Spaced, Ariel Font, 12 point, 1" margins left and right.
The book that MUST be used: No Matter How Loud I Shout. By Edward Humes

Answer the following questions:
1. Is the Juvenile Justice System more focused on procedures and technicalities since the United States Supreme Court case decision in In. Re. Gault or does the juvenile court system remain primarily an informal process that is concerned mostly with the welfare of the child and protection of society?
2. Does the Juvenile Justice System treat victimes of crime well or, are the victims "re-injured" by the system because of the way they are treated?
3. Is the Juvenile Justice Court System an effective means for deterring juvenile delinquency?

Utilize examples from the book in the answaers and note the page numbers when reffering to the examples - ex: blah blah blah, pg-23.