GPII Group 5 B2+1 Lesson 8

Lesson 8
Juvenile Crime
Age of Criminal Responsibility http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_infancy#Ages_of_criminal_responsibility_by_country
Sentencing & Criminal Justice
Agravating & Mitigating factors in Sentencing
Video - Teen Crime - You Be The Judge
http://ybtj.justice.gov.uk/
Unit 9.2 p. 92 - 93
Adverbs of Degree

Self Study
(1) Read about the recent case of a teenage bank robber http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/22/boy-barclays-bank-robbery-15-year-old Do you think he was given the right sentence?
(2)Take a look at some of the other sentencing hearings on the You Be The Judge website. What agravating and mitigating factors did you have to consider? Compare your sentence with the punishment in the actual case.