Video and Multimedia
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Video Links
Video 1: Inside Juvenile Detention
Description: This video shows what life is like in the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Facility in Virginia.
Video 2: Boot Camp Justice for Juvenile Offenders
Description: This video explores the use of boot camps for juvenile offenders in Georgia.
Audio Links
Audio 1: Should Tweens Be Prosecuted as Adults?
Description: This audio clip discusses the issue of charging juveniles as adults and the “Slenderman” stabbing case in Wisconsin.
Audio 2: Proportion of Girls in Juvenile Justice System Is Going Up, Studies Find
Description: This audio clip discusses a study noting that juvenile females are being arrested at greater rates and for less serious offenses.
Web Resources
Web 1: Juvenile Court Terminology
Description: This link to the National Juvenile Defender Center provides an overview of the terminology used in the juvenile justice system.
Web 2: Execution of Juveniles in the U.S. and Other Countries
Description: This link to the Death Penalty Information Center provides information on cases in which people were executed for crimes committed as juveniles in the United States and outlines relevant death penalty eligibility in countries around the world.