Research Questions

1. Should juvenile criminal offenders be sentenced to serve time in jail for a non-violent crime?

2. Does sentencing juvenile offender to prison for non-violent crimes classify as cruel and unusual punishment?
3. What are other forms of criminal punishment for violent juvenile offenders, besides prison (or at least prison for life)?

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