CRJS315 Discussion board one

Peter is a 14-year-old boy living in New York in the year 1870. Peter has stolen a horse and has been arrested by local law enforcement.

Discuss what life may have been like for Peter as a young person in the United States at this time.

·         How were young people treated in everyday life?

·         How were their criminal actions handled?

·         How would Peter's punishment be different as compared to an adult who was arrested for the same crime?