In your Interactive Notebook: Unit. Day 3 In your Interactive Notebook: Unit.Day 3.11 Restorative & Juvenile Justice ON YOUR DESK: 1) laptop (warming up) 2) Interactive NB 3) (Completed) Study guide WARM UP What are the best ways to reduce crime? How can we help people who have committed a crime make better choices and contribute to society? Today’s OBJECTIVE(S) -- WRITE THESE DOWN: I can evaluate the fairness and effectiveness of our criminal justice system

Updates & Deadlines SUBMIT By Today: EXAM TOMORROW Today’s Agenda Study Guide: through 3.10 Tort Story (if not completed yesterday) PRACTICE TESTS EXAM TOMORROW Today’s Agenda SG through 3.8 Video clips & reflections Letter Writing Review Game Current events End of class quiz

Sentencing Decision is made about what your punishment will be Made worse if you are a repeat offender 3 Strikes Three time felons usually get a much more severe punishment

Sentencing Guidelines Laws that say how long judges should imprison people based on the crime they committed Limits the authority of judges BUT the judge is final decision maker on length of the sentence Racial implications: Crack v. powder cocain

Juveniles and Delinquents Juvenile ~ Anyone under age 18 in most states that is not yet considered a legal adult Juvenile Delinquent ~ young people who commit crimes Textbook p. 375

Purpose of the Juvenile Court Primary goal is to rehabilitate or correct a young person’s behavior Juvenile courts handle two types of cases: Neglect Delinquency Juveniles do NOT have the right to jury trials Judges attempt to keep proceedings and the identity of juveniles secret Textbook pp. 376-377

North Carolina Funding choices: $8,433 – annual amount per student NC spends on education $23,575 – annual amount NC spends to incarcerate each min. security prisoner $32,262--annual amount NC spends to incarcerate each max. security prisoner $7,600 – average cost per-student in Head Start $23,362 – cost of in-state tuition, room, and board at UNC-Chapel Hill

Restorative Justice Aim is to focus on healing the victim Offenders reflect on their act and focus on its effects on those who were hurt by it Less focused on punishment Punishment can cause the offender to feel victimized by the system; punishment therefore can get in the way of healing

Writing Prompt Write a letter to Dr. Logan, the Superintendant, or a Board of Ed. Member Address the following issues: Is the disciplinary system at Hillside effective? Why or why not? Would Hillside benefit from a peer jury and restorative justice program?