Read the United Nations Fact Sheets on Youth (https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/documents/wyr11/FactSheetonYouthandJuvenileJustice.pdf). Based on this information, evaluate your impression of international juvenile justice and violent crime. Analyze cultural perspectives of the courts and corrections for juveniles who commit violent acts by indicating if you believe they should be tried as adults. Should only certain types of crimes committed by juveniles be tried as an adult? Back up your opinions with research.
Your initial post should be at least 400 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
Reichel, P. L. (2018). Comparative criminal justice systems: A topical approach (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
Chapter 8: An International Perspective on Corrections
Chapter 9: An International Perspective on Juvenile Justice
Ciconello, A. (2014, December 12). The barbarianism of Brazilian prisons (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/12/barbarism-brazilian-prisons-201412994538161939.html
This article discusses the conditions of the Brazilian prison system.
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