Approaches to sentencing teens

Argumentative essay: Should teens who commit serious crimes be tried and sentences as children or adults?

Read the handout entitled Should Teens Who Commit Serious Crimes Be Tried and Sentenced as Children or Adults?

Research two peer reviewed articles on historical and contemporary approaches to sentencing teens.

Write an argumentative essay including supporting evidence and counter arguments from Module 3 course readings (Chapter 5 and journal articles) and your additional peer reviewed research discussing analysis and evaluation of the question Should Teens Who Commit Serious Crimes Be Tried and Sentenced as Children or Adults?

Cite all paraphrases and direct quotes using parenthetical (in-text) citations and include complete reference citations on a reference page at the end of your essay in ASA format .

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