Peter is a 14-year-old boy living in New York in the year 1870. Peter has stolen a horse and has been arrested by local law enforcement.
Discuss what life may have been like for Peter as a young person in the United States at this time.
- How were young people treated in everyday life?
- How were their criminal actions handled?
- How would Peter's punishment be different as compared to an adult who was arrested for the same crime?