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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.