Please choose one of the four questions listed below. The information necessary to answer any of the questions is available in your text. However, feel free to use any information you might have to answer the question. Your answer should be submitted using APA style and about 3 pages in length

1) What are the pros and cons of confidentiality in juvenile proceedings and the privacy of juvenile records?


2) The term discretion is defined as the selective decision made by the police and others in the juvenile justice system. What are the factors affecting police discretion when dealing with juveniles?


3) The text discusses both race and socioeconomic status as factors in the delinquency rates in American society. Which factor do you believe contributes most to delinquency rates in the United States?


4) Over the past five decades the U.S. Supreme Court has handed down a number of major decisions in the area of juvenile justice. Briefly discuss the following cases with advancing the rights of juvenile offenders when they become involved with the criminal justice system.     

* Kent v. US
* In re Gault
* McKeiver v. Penn.
* New Jersey v. TLO