Common lit assignment ( GUALT CASE CHANGED JUVENILE LAW)



1. PART A. What is the central idea of the passage?
A Children who are falsely accused of a crime are more
likely to become violent in juvenile detention centers,
B The justice system has failed juveniles, but there are
ongoing attempts to improve the system,
C Jerry Gault is slightly bitter about the way the court
system treated him, but he believes the current system
is fair,
OD Legal professionals have developed a completely fair
juvenile justice system after the Gault case.

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Answer:

I believe it is B but if you have a text you can see if the answer matches with the text

The justice system has failed juveniles, but there are ongoing attempts to improve the system,  is the central idea of the passage. The Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment protects both juvenile and adult defendants.

What is GUALT CASE CHANGED JUVENILE LAW?

A major United States Supreme Court ruling in 1967 granted juveniles charged with offenses the same due process protections as adults.

Jerry Gault, who was 14 at the time, was sentenced to seven years in prison for making a prank phone call. The narrative of Gault didn't finish there.

Thus, option B is correct.

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