My topic for the research assignment is life imprisonment for juveniles. This has become a popular debate for people interested in criminology. One side of the debate focuses on giving juveniles the oppurtunity to be rehabilitated, because they are young and their brain is not fully developed. Therefore, they are more likely to be rehabilitated than adults. The other side believes that some juveniles need to be sentenced to life imprisonment, in order to protect society.
1) How successful is rehabilitation for juveniles who have committed serious crimes?
2) How many juveniles are sentenced to life imprisonment each year?
3) What are the pros/cons of sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment?
4) Is it possible for juveniles to be sentenced as juveniles and still remain incarcerated after their 18th birthday?
5) At what age should juveniles be held accountable for their actions?
6) As a juvenile what parts of the brain underdeveloped or not yet developed and how does this affect their decision-making process? How does it affect the likelihood that they will commit a crime?
7) Can every juvenile be rehabilitated if given the right treatment or are some juveniles untreatable?
8) What are the prison conditions for juveniles sentenced to life imprisonment?
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