Assignment:
Response the following questions in a 100- to 150 word response:
• Describe the role of policing in relationship to juvenile justice.
• Discuss the different discretionary actions police officers may take in relation to juveniles they encounter.
• Describe the effects of gangs on juveniles.
• Compare community policing strategies regarding law enforcement's role in relation to juveniles.
• Distinguish between educational, prevention, and community programs for juveniles:
• What are juvenile probation camps? What is meant by intensive aftercare? Are such alternative sanctions effective at reducing recidivism? Why or why not?
• Summarize the history of police-juvenile relationships.
• Summarize juveniles' attitudes toward the police.
• Describe police discretion and the factors that influence discretion.
• Summarize how police process juveniles.
• Describe how police agencies are structured to deal with juvenile crime.
• Summarize developing trends in how police deal with juveniles.
• Outline the development of gangs in the United States.
• Describe the types and activities of gangs.
• Summarize efforts to prevent and control gangs