Future Visions of Juvenile Justice: Lessons from International and Comparative Law
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Authors
Levesque, Roger J.R.
Issue Date
1996
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29
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|Several incidents recently captured the world's attention. In Singapore, police officials caned an American teenager for committing acts of vandalism. In Nairobi, a police officer shot a street boy five times, kicked the boy's lifeless body into a gutter, and spat on the body simply because the boy had allegedly stolen a rearview mirror from a car. In Brazil, a police squad shot and killed six homeless teens. In England, the court system grappled with the fate of two eleven-year old boys who brutally killed a toddler. In Chicago, a ten- and an eleven-year-old boy threw a five-year-old off a high-rise as another ten-year-old was given a "head start" to run down fourteen stories to catch his brother. In the same city, an eleven-year-old boy was found dead under a railroad viaduct - he had been murdered in apparent retaliation for his felonious activities. Although these incidents may soon be forgotten, each event continues to raise different concerns and highlights the challenges facing...
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29 Creighton L. Rev. 1563 (1995-1996)
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Creighton University School of Law