The fear of out-of-control juvenile delinquency and the next generation of "super predators," convincing the public and falsely reported to Congress in 1996, has undermined the traditional practice of treating young offenders as different from adult offenders - less guilty because of his age and more susceptible to rehabilitation.DiscussionLegislative responses to juvenile delinquency
Legislative actions in recent years have highlighted the measures that require more severe punishment of children rather than to restrict the availability of weapons. After the ...