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 * Web Assignments**

The Ultimate Punishment Take the Death Penalty Quiz. Click on "Check Your Work" at the bottom to get your results. Then read more about the Death Penalty, including arguments for and against, at the Death Penalty Information Center. Use the Tabs at the top of the page to view the Fact Sheet, Execution Database, and State by State information. You can find U.S. populations statistics here:


 * How does the total racial composition of the United States compare with the racial composition of Death Row Inmates?
 * How does each region compare regarding its number of executions?
 * Reflect on what you learned today? Are you surprised by anything? What concerns you?

Now go to Amnesty International's website on the Death Penalty


 * Which countries committed the vast majority of executions?
 * Compare these countries in terms of different sociological factors.

The History of Juvenile Justice ** Introduction **

In this chapter you learned about different types and degrees of deviance as well as the methods society employs to control the social behavior of its people. One type of crime that has gained more and more attention in recent years is juvenile crime. Many people are concerned by the increase in juvenile delinquent behavior. In this activity you will visit the National Criminal Justice Reference Service to take a closer look at the history of the juvenile justice system.

Read Juvenile Justice: A Century of Change. Then answer the following questions.


 * 1) Describe the treatment of juvenile offenders in the late 18th century. How did it begin to change in the early 19th century?
 * 2) What effect did 16th-century reform movements in Europe have on juveniles in the United States?
 * 3) Describe the goals and proceedings in juvenile courts in the first half of the twentieth century.
 * 4) How did juvenile justice change in the 1980s and 1990s?
 * 5) "Zero tolerance" is a policy that has been adopted by many schools in recent years, and it means that a school will automatically and severely punish a student for a variety of infractions, without exception. Some people believe that zero tolerance is unfair and results in unintended consequences. Imagine that you are to participate in a debate on zero tolerance policies in schools. Research to find out more about zero tolerance and compile a list of arguments either for or against the policy, including data or evidence supporting your position. Write up a one page report of your arguments and findings. Make sure that you use (and cite) at least three sources.