How does the Juvenile Justice system define the 'norm' for mainstream youth?

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1.How does the Juvenile Justice system (or the Education System) define the 'norm' for mainstream youth? What does its treatment of young people (as opposed to its treatment of adults) say about our society's concepts of youth? We live in a society in which the 'norm' is enforced by respected professions such as education and the law. This forms cultural knowledge and a perception of subjects such as young people which may not always be fair observations yet the fault does not merely lie in these professions. This assignment will aim to formulate how expectations of the behavior of young people have come to pass and have thus been fostered by institutions such as the Juvenile Justice system. ...

... if not already, grow into a great hazard and should be treated as if they had created an 'adult crime' (Funk & Polsby, 1997) BIBLIOGRAPHY Beaulier Law Office, (2002), Certifying a Juvenile as an Adult In Minnesota,[online] Available: www.nvo.com/beaulier/certifyingajuvenileasanadult/ Bennet M, (1999), Red Flags - A Self Assessment for Youth Workers, [online] Available: http://www.opengateministries.org/home/youth.htm Dr Lagos M, Proff Rose R, (1999), Young People In Politics: A Multi-Continental Survey, [online] Available: www.idea.int/99df/daniela-int3.html Mackie C, (2002), Criminal Responsibility Of Children, Australia, [online] Available: www.dci-au.org/html/juvenile_justice.html Markus Funk T, Polsby D, (1997), The Problem With Lemons and Why We Must Retain Juvenile Crime Records, Oxford University, [online] Available: www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj18n1-6.html Newell S, Robinson D, (2000), Children's Participation - Some New Directions, World

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