Questions and Answers of International Business Law

Is it fair to have a separate legal category for youths? Considering how dangerous young people can be, does it make more sense to group offenders on the basis of what they have done and not on
At what age are juveniles truly capable of understanding the seriousness of their actions?
Is it fair to institutionalize a minor simply for being truant or running away from home? Should the jurisdiction of status offenders be removed from juvenile court and placed with the state
Should delinquency proceedings be secret? Does the public have the right to know who juvenile criminals are?
Can a get-tough policy help control juvenile misbehavior, or should parens patriae remain the standard?
Should juveniles who commit felonies such as rape or robbery be treated as adults?
What factors contribute to the aging-out process?
Why are males more delinquent than females? Is it a matter of lifestyle, culture, or physical properties?
Discuss the racial differences found in the crime rate. What factors account for differences in the African American and white crime rates?
Should kids who have been arrested more than three times be given mandatory incarceration sentences?
Do you believe that self-reports are an accurate method of gauging the nature and extent of delinquentbehavior?
Is there such a thing as the “born criminal”? Are some people programmed at birth to commit crimes?
Is crime psychologically abnormal? Can there be “normal” crimes?
How would psychodynamic theory explain such delinquent acts as shoplifting or breaking and entering a house?
Can delinquent behavior be deterred by the threat of punishment? If not, how can it be controlled?
Should we incarcerate violent juvenile offenders for long periods of time—10 years or more?
Does watching violent TV and films encourage youth to be aggressive and antisocial? Do advertisements for beer featuring attractive, provocatively dressed young men and women encourage drinking and
Discuss the characteristics of antisocial youths. Do you know anyone who fits the description?
Is it fair, just, and moral to experiment with a control group of children who are not given a proper diet in order to test the effect of nutrition on delinquency?
Is there a transitional neighborhood in your town or city?
Is it possible that a distinct lower-class culture exists? Are lower-class values different from those of the middle class?
Have you ever perceived anomie? What causes anomie? Is there more than one cause of strain?
How does poverty cause delinquency?
Do middle-class youths become delinquent for the same reasons as lower-class youths?
How would a restorative justice advocate respond to a proposed policy easing the waiver of youth to adult court?
Considering recent changes in American culture, how would a critical theorist explain an increase in the juvenile gang population?
Is conflict inevitable in all cultures? If not, what can be done to reduce the level of conflict in our own society?
One way to reduce stigma and labeling would be to legalize acts that are now considered illegal. If you have the power, what would you legalize and what might be the consequences?
Are you familiar with any instances of “retrospective reading” in your home town? Have you ever engaged in it yourself, saying, “I always knew he had problems”?
Do you consider yourself to have social capital? If so, what form does it take?
Someone you know gets a perfect score on the SAT. What personal, family, and social characteristics do you think this individual has? Another person becomes a serial killer. Without knowing this
Do you believe it is a latent trait that makes a kid delinquency prone, or is delinquency a function of environment and socialization?
Do you agree with the multiple pathways model? Do you know people who have traveled down those paths?
Do people really change, or do they stay the same but appear to be different because their life circumstances have changed?
Are girls delinquent for different reasons than boys? Do girls have a unique set of problems?
As sex roles become more homogenous, do you believe female delinquency will become identical to male delinquency in rate and type?
Does the sexual double standard still exist?
Are lower-class girls more strictly supervised than upper- and middle-class girls? Is control stratified across class lines?
Are girls the victims of unfairness at the hands of the justice system, or do they benefit from “chivalry”?
What are the meanings of the terms child abuse and child neglect?
Discuss the association between child abuse and delinquency. Give two different explanations for the positive relationship between abuse and antisocial behavior.
What causes parents to abuse their children?
What is meant by the child protection system? Do courts act in the best interest of the child when they allow an abused child to remain with the family?
Should children be allowed to testify in court via CCTV? Does this approach prevent defendants in child abuse cases from confronting their accusers?
Is corporal punishment ever permissible as a disciplinary method?
Does the emergence of hybrid gangs indicate that the juvenile gang is a form of organized crime?
What are the differences among violent, criminal, and drug-oriented gangs?
How do gangs in suburban areas differ from innercity gangs?
Do delinquents have cold and brittle relationships with their peers?
Can gangs be controlled without changing the economic opportunity structure of society? Are there any truly meaningful alternatives to gangs today for lower-class youths?
Can you think of rituals in society that reflect an affinity or longing for more tribal times? (Hint: Have you ever pledged a fraternity or sorority, gone to a wedding, or attended a football game?)
Was there a delinquency problem in your high school? If so, how was it dealt with?
Should disobedient youths be suspended from school? Does this solution hurt or help?
What can be done to improve the delinquency prevention capabilities of schools?
Is school failure responsible for delinquency, or are delinquents simply school failures?
Should teachers be allowed to physically punish unruly students?
Discuss the differences among the various categories and types of substances of abuse. Is the term “drugs” too broad to have real meaning?
Why do you think youths take drugs? Do you know anyone with an addiction-prone personality?
What policy might be the best strategy to reduce teenage drug use: Source control? Reliance on treatment? National education efforts? Community-level enforcement? Harm reduction measures?
Under what circumstances, if any, might the legalization or decriminalization of drugs be beneficial to society?
Do you consider alcohol a drug? Should greater controls be placed on the sale of alcohol?
Do TV shows and films glorify drug usage and encourage youths to enter the drug trade? Should all images of drinking and smoking be banned from TV?
Prevention and control are the two broad-based approaches that can be used to reduce delinquency. How do these approaches differ?
The costs of juvenile delinquency are wide ranging and substantial. Do you think these costs justify spending money on delinquency prevention programs?
What are some of the benefits of implementing prevention programs in childhood compared to adolescence?
In addition to reducing delinquency, many prevention programs also have a positive impact on other social problems. Identify four of these problems, and give an example of a program that was
What are comprehensive community-based delinquency prevention programs?
Many programs have been successful in preventing delinquency, but many have not been successful. What are some of the reasons why a program may fail to reduce delinquency?
What factors precipitated the development of the Illinois Juvenile Court Act of 1899?
One of the most significant reforms in dealing with the juvenile offender was the opening of the New York House of Refuge in 1825. What were the social and judicial consequences of this reform on the
The child savers have been accused of wanting to control the lives of poor and immigrant children for their own benefit. Are there any parallels to the child saving movement in modern-day America?
Should there be a juvenile justice system, or should juveniles who commit serious crimes be treated as adults, and the others handled by social welfare agencies?
The Supreme Court has made a number of major decisions in the area of juvenile justice. What are these decisions? What is their impact on the juvenile justice system?
What is the meaning of the term procedural due process of law? Explain why and how procedural due process has had an impact on juvenile justice.
The formal components of the criminal justice system are often considered to be the police, the court, and the correctional agency. How do these components relate to the major areas of the juvenile
What role has the federal government played in the juvenile justice system over the last 30 years?
The term discretion is often defined as selective decision making by police and others in the juvenile justice system who are faced with alternative modes of action. Discuss some of the factors
What role should police organizations play in delinquency prevention and control? Is it feasible to expect police departments to provide social services to children and families? How should police
What qualities should a juvenile police officer have? Should a college education be a requirement?
In light of the traditional and protective roles assumed by law enforcement personnel in juvenile justice, is there any reason to have a Miranda warning for youths taken into custody?
Can the police and community be truly effective in forming a partnership to reduce juvenile delinquency? Discuss the role of the juvenile police officer in preventing and investigating juvenile crime.
The experience of Boston’s successful Operation Ceasefire program suggests that it may be difficult to sustain the intensity and problem-solving partnerships needed to keep violent juvenile crime
Discuss and identify the major participants in the juvenile adjudication process. What are each person’s roles and responsibilities in the course of a juvenile trial?
The criminal justice system in the United States is based on the adversarial process. Does the same adversary principle apply in the juvenile justice system?
Children have certain constitutional rights at adjudication, such as the right to an attorney and the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses. But they do not have the right to a trial by jury.
What is the point of obtaining a predisposition report in the juvenile court? Is it of any value in cases where the child is released to the community? Does it have a significant value in serious
The standard of proof in juvenile adjudication is to show that the child is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Explain the meaning of this standard of proof in the US judicial system.
Should states adopt get-tough sentences in juvenilen justice or adhere to the individualized treatment model?
What are blended sentences?
Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s 2005 ruling that prohibits the death penalty for juvenile offenders?
Would you want a community treatment program in your neighborhood? Why or why not?
Is widening the net a real danger, or are treatmentoriented programs simply a method of helping troubled youths?
If youths violate the rules of probation, should they be placed in a secure institution?
Is juvenile restitution fair? Should a poor child have to pay back a wealthy victim?
What are the most important advantages to community treatment for juvenile offenders?
What is the purpose of juvenile probation? Identify some conditions of probation and discuss the responsibilities of the juvenile probation officer.
Has community treatment generally proven successful?
Why have juvenile boot camps not been effective in reducing recidivism?
International comparisons of delinquency and juvenile justice systems are best done “like-with-like.” What are some of the things that need to be considered in order to produce valid comparisons
What are some of the benefits and challenges in making international comparisons of delinquency?

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