The Shifting Juvenile Justice System
Retired California superior court judge LaDoris Cordell, author of Her Honor, talked about the juvenile justice system.
Description
Retired California superior court judge LaDoris Cordell, author of "Her Honor," talked about the juvenile justice system.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Based on the clip, why were juvenile courts established?
- What trend does LaDoris Cordell describe regarding juvenile courts? What solutions does she offer?
- Summarize what Bryan Stevens says in the clip.
- What happened in the Sullivan v. Florida case, and what effects did it have?
- What is the Felony Murder Rule? What example of this rule does Cordell provide?
- How are juvenile courts different from other courts?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Culpable
- Felony Murder Rule
- Gang
- Homicide
- Jurisprudence
- Jury
- Juvenile
- Life Sentence
- Parole
- Prosecutor
- Punitive
- Redemption
- Rehabilitation
- Sullivan V. Florida
- Supreme Court