Please complete This Critical Thinking Exercises is a brief (1) page written assignment that will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your engagement with course readings, discussions and your own beliefs, experiences, and knowledge. This critical thinking exercise is based on a scenario that describes a youth and his/her involvement in the juvenile justice system. You will use this scenario to show that you are critically thinking about, reflecting on the material, making connections, and understanding the impact of policies, laws, reforms and significant events on justice-involved youth.

Scenario:

Cheri is a 15-year-old sophomore in high school. She arrived at school today looking disheveled and did not bring a project that was due to her first period English class. When her teacher asked her for her project, Cheri jumped out of her seat, turned over her desk, and stormed out of the classroom. The teacher followed her into the hallway where Cheri began screaming at the teacher to get away from her, causing disruption to all the classrooms in that hall. The School Resource Officer (SRO) quickly responded and brought Cheri to the main office. After getting a statement from the teacher, the SRO determined that Cheri should be charged with the misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct by disrupting students. Cheri continued to be upset and was threatening the SRO and school staff. Due to her continued behavior, the SRO requested law enforcement to respond to the school and arrest Cheri.

1. Pick an example of how criminalizing youth behavior through one of the policies (Superpredator, School to Prison Pipeline, or Status Offenses) we discussed contributed or influenced Cheri's experience in this scenario.

2. how values influence policy development, and explore how the school's values may have directed their response to Cheri's behavior.

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

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