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Was the defendant tried as an adult or a juvenile?
- Evaluate whether you agree with the decision made to try the juvenile as an adult or as a juvenile. What factors did you rely on to arrive at this decision?
- What scholarly evidence did you use in making your decision? Why is this resource credible and compelling?
- Compare your chosen case to that of Christian Fernandez (covered in your text at the beginning of Chapter 5). What similarities and differences are there? Would you have tried Christian as an adult if you were the prosecutor? Why or why not?
- Are girls (women) treated the same as boys (men) in the criminal justice system? Be sure to thoroughly analyze both juvenile and adult offenders of each gender.
Guided Response: Your initial post should be at least 350 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and at least one other scholarly resource. Please properly cite in the body of your work and at the end of your work your required references, using the UAGC Writing Center (Links to an external site.)’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resources for additional guidance. Please read several of your classmates’ initial posts and respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. Your peer responses should focus on the course concepts and be scholarly in nature.