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Title:
| Missouri: Juvenile Justice System |
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Description:
| These websites are about Missouri's Juvenile Justice System. There is information about the history of the system, how Missouri's system compares to other states, lesson plans, and information about real cases that went through the system. |
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Grade Level:
| 10, 11, 12 |
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Resource Links:
| National Center for Juvenile Justice
This website includes information about national-level and state-level Juvenile Justice Systems.
Missouri Juvenile Justice Association
Here is the official website of the Missouri Juvenile Justice System. Includes articles about how the system works.
100 Years of Juvenile Justice in Missouri
This 12-page PDF file includes information about why the Juvenile Justice System was started in Missouri and a history of the system.
Juvenile Court Statistics
Students can download PDF files for several different years. Find out what kinds of crimes were committed by children and teenagers, where they were placed, what age most of the children/teenagers were, and more.
Juvenile Female Offenders
Find out how many girls go through the Juvenile Justice System and how the Missouri Juvenile System treats girls.
NPR: Missouri Youth Prisons
Listen to this Real Player news clip that explains how Missouri's Juvenile Justice System differs from the juvenile systems in other states.
Fewer Juveniles are Tried as Adults
This three-page PDF file includes an article explaining the decrease of cases in which children are tried as adults. Find out how judges decide whether a child will be tried as a juvenile or an adult.
Federal Probation
This 110-page PDF file has information about the history of Juvenile Justice and how it differs from an Adult Justice system.
Justice System is Tested
Read this three-page PDF file to find out how the justice system handled a case when a six year old boy killed his grandfather.
On Trial--Juvenile or Adult?
This ten-page PDF file includes a lesson plan for debating whether or not juveniles should be tried as adults. Includes information about the minimum age in each state for being tried as an adult and punishment by the death penalty.
The International Justice Project
Read about Christopher Simmons, a Missouri juvenile who was sentenced to the death penalty.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.4, 1.5, 1.9, 1.10, 1, 2, 6
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