Module 6 – Juvenile Justice Your name My name Period Santiago High School

1. Module 6 – Juvenile JusticeYour nameMy namePeriodSantiago High School

2. Activity 1 - “A little older”

3. Do you feel that you (as a ~17 year old) should be treated differently than the incoming freshmen? If so, why? And if so, in what way? Do you believe seniors should be held accountable to different rules? What about consequences? (~1/2 page)

4. At bottom of Activity 1, make a list of the qualities that characterize the differences between juveniles, adults and children . Child Juvenileadult

5. Activity #2 – “Crimes” If you are only 17 and you commit a crime, do you think you should be treated differently than a classmate who is 18 and committed the same crime? Why or why not? Give examples.

6. What if you are 15? What if you are 13? What if you are 12? Where do you draw the line? Why? Give specific examples from your experiences (~1/2 page)

7. Definitions – add these to bottom of Activity 2 • Homicide: the investigation of death of one or more persons either intentionally or unintentionally (includes accidents and murders) • Murder: the killing of someone (with or without committing another crime). Murder is always illegal.

8. 1st degree murder: killing of a person with malice of forethought; the crime was planned. • 2nd degree murder: a non-premeditated killing, resulting from an assault or attack in which death of the victim was a distinct possibility • Voluntary manslaughter: killing someone due to intentional harm, but without malice of forethought. • Involuntary manslaughter: killing someone unlawfully but without malice of forethought

9. Innocent - Not guilty of the crime charged

10. 1) Culpable - Deserving of blame 2) Mitigating - to make less severe or painful 3) Quandary - a situation or circumstance that presents problems difficult to solve 4) Heinous – grossly wicked or evil 5) Coddling - to treat tenderly; pamper 6) Zeal - Enthusiastic devotion to a cause 7) Demagoguery – words (rhethoric) that appeals to emotions and prejudices 8) Maelstrom - A violent turbulent situation Activity 3 - Quickfire definitions

11. Bottom of Activity 3

12. Real Life Cases • A 17 year old troubled girl had been slowly poisoning her parents each night at dinner. Three months went by and she arrived home to find them dead on the floor of the kitchen. The coroner’s report indicated their death was caused by Cyanide poisoning. • The verdict was ?????? • And the sentencing was ??????

13. Situation 2 • Three 16 year olds were hangout out at the park drinking Jack Daniels. One boy started shoving his friend. Soon the shoving escalated into punching. One boy tripped and his head hit a sharp-edged rock. He died of a concussion before help could arrive. • The verdict was ?????? • And the sentencing was ??????

14. Situation 3 • Thinking his girlfriend was cheating, a 16 year-old boy went to his girlfriend’s house and found her in bed with his brother. He grabbed the nearest lamp and hit his brother on the head. His brother died from a concussion two days later. • The verdict was ?????? • And the sentencing was ??????

15. Situation 4 • A 13 year old boy broke into an auto parts business to steal hubcaps. The 17 year old security guard picked up his boss’ gun and fired 2 warning shots at the thief. The second shot hit the 13 year old and killed him on the spot. • The verdict was ?????? • And the sentencing was ??????

16. Discuss these in your pairs/teams… • Which of these crimes were the most “heinous”? • Which of these juveniles should have the most “culpability”? • Which juveniles should be treated with more “mitigating” circumstances?? • Which of these juveniles should be the most “coddled” in prison? • Which juveniles (if any) should just be found not-guilty?

18. And let’s see how close you were to agreeing with the real life juries

19. Real Life Cases • A 17 year old troubled girl had been slowly poisoning her parents each night at dinner. Three months went by and she arrived home to find them dead on the floor of the kitchen. The coroner’s report indicated their death was caused by Cyanide poisoning. • The verdict was ?????? • And the sentencing was ??????

20. Real Life Case #1 • A 17 year old troubled girl had been slowly poisoning her parents each night at dinner. Three months went by and she arrived home to find them dead on the floor of the kitchen. The coroner’s report indicated their death was caused by Cyanide poisoning. • The verdict was: 1st Degree murder • And the sentencing was: Life in prison without possibility of parole

21. Justification:This heinous murder was pre-meditated. She planned the murder, and even though she was “troubled” the jury found her culpable of intentionally murdering her parents.

22. Situation 2 • Three 16 year olds were hangout out at the park drinking Jack Daniels. One boy started shoving his friend. Soon the shoving escalated into punching. One boy tripped and his head hit a sharp-edged rock. He died of a concussion before help could arrive. • The verdict was ?????? • And the sentencing was ??????

23. Situation 2 • Three 16 year olds were hangout out at the park drinking Jack Daniels. One boy started shoving his friend. Soon the shoving escalated into punching. One boy tripped and his head hit a sharp-edged rock. He died of a concussion before help could arrive. • The verdict was: Second Degree Murder • And the sentencing was: three years in prison

24. Justification:The murder was not premeditated, but it DID occur while the boys were committing a crime (drinking under age). The jury was in a quandary as to how to sentence this boy, but the homicide was not seen as merely an “accident” since the boys were purposefully fighting

25. Situation 3 • Thinking his girlfriend was cheating, a 16 year-old boy went to his girlfriend’s house and found her in bed with his brother. He grabbed the nearest lamp and hit his brother on the head. His brother died from a concussion two days later. • The verdict was ?????? • And the sentencing was ??????

26. Situation 3 • Thinking his girlfriend was cheating, a 16 year-old boy went to his girlfriend’s house and found her in bed with his brother. He grabbed the nearest lamp and hit his brother on the head. His brother died from a concussion two days later. • The verdict was: Voluntary Manslaughter • And the sentencing was: 6 years in prison

27. Justification:The murder was not premeditated. It was seen as a “in the heat of passion” crime. Note that the jury found this crime deserved more prison time than the last one, even though the degree of murder was a lesser charge. They decided to not coddle this murderer.

28. Situation 4 • A 13 year old boy broke into an auto parts business to steal hubcaps. The 17 year old security guard picked up his boss’ gun and fired 2 warning shots at the thief. The second shot hit the 13 year old and killed him on the spot. • The verdict was ?????? • And the sentencing was ??????

29. Situation 4 • A 13 year old boy broke into an auto parts business to steal hubcaps. The 17 year old security guard picked up his boss’ gun and fired 2 warning shots at the thief. The second shot hit the 13 year old and killed him on the spot. • The verdict was: Involuntary Manslaughter • And the sentencing was: ????

30. Justification:Even though the 17 year old security guard was “doing his job” and protecting the store’s merchandise, he still committed a murder. The gun was not his, for one thing. Even if he showed remorse, he still did not have a license or the right to carry a gun. Also, the “warning shots” were questionable, as they were close enough to cause death.

31. This case was likened to a kid jumping into someone’s backyard to “take a dip” in their pool (uninvited, of course)…

32. Just like the 13 year old that was killed, the pool-dippers would be trespassing (which was all the 13 year old had done at the time of his death).Should the pool owners be able to shoot the swimmers just for trespassing??? Absolutely not. To do so would be murder. So how much time for this murder???

33. Situation 4 • 15 years to life in prison!!!

34. Once again, there were no mitigating circumstances in this case. Note that the jury found this crime deserved more prison time than the last two, even though the degree of murder was a lesser charge.

35. Activity 4 (front and back)- • “5 Very FAMOUS cases” in which teenagers were tried as adults for violent crimes (Leave about 10 lines for notes) • Lionel Tate • Nathaniel Brazill • Thomas Preciado • David Biro • Robert Tulloch and James Parker

36. Death Penalty and/or Life without Possibility of Parole (LWOP) Should these NOT be a viable option for dealing with these murderers???

37. Taking the day on the 14th ??? All fine and dandy… BUT you are doubly responsible for the material covered on Friday! The five boy’s stories will be on the blog on Thursday – you MUST read them ALL, take notes on ALL, and record at least two quotes into your writing that summarizes each boy’s story. Due first thing on Wednesday!