American Government

SERIAL & MASS MURDER

No Time Stamps

Must be at 2 to 3 paragraphs

The videos below detail the 2017 Stephen Paddock killings. The first focuses on Paddock's profile. The second focuses on the actual shooting and victims. Provide me an overview of the Paddock case. What about it is similar to the Charles Whitman case from over 50 years earlier? With these "indiscriminate" mass murders, what is different? Now, review two sides of the debate revolving around mental health and/or brain abnormalities associated with mass murder. Be sure to integrate concepts from your readings. What side of the fence do you fall on and why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aPRyuSx9Z4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVfzxLvIxi8

References:

Mental Health, Brain Abnormalities, and Mass Murder.pdf

Charles Whitman - An Overview.pdf

What Do Mass Murderers Have in Common_.pdf

The Brain on Trial.pdf

Mental Health Background Checks.pdf

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Juvenile Justice System

Based on this reading, use a paragraph to explain what happened in England

in the 16th and 17th Centuries that influenced US family law. With your second paragraph, explain the idea of Parens Patriae. Do you think that it is fair that the government can step in and take a child away from parents?

file:///C:/Users/User%201/Downloads/Journal%2011%20-%20Juvenile%20Family%20Court%20J%20-%202009%20-%20Ventrell%20-%20Evolution%20of%20the%20Dependency%20Component%20of%20the%20Juvenile%20Court.pdf

Reference

Journal 11 - Juvenile Family Court J - 2009 - Ventrell - Evolution of the Dependency Component of the Juvenile Court (1).pdf

Watch the video below. The video relates to the history of juvenile justice in the United States. Consider points in the video that relate to your assigned readings for the week, especially in terms of what historians call “orphan trains.” Write a paragraph or more discussing your reaction to the video and to the use of orphan trains.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWTTcNBfaRw

Reference:

Larry J. Siegel & Brandon C. Welsh (2017) Juvenile Delinquency: The Core (6th edition)

ISBN: 978-1-305-57741-1/CHAPTER 11:DELINQUENCY PREVENTIONAND JUVENILE JUSTICE TODAY

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Judicial Process

After reading Rogers et al. (2012) please discuss the following question: What might be some issues with issuing Miranda rights to juveniles?

Please answer the following question after reading Molleman and Franse (2012): According to your textbook, what might be some issues as to why there is still such a high prevalence of FGM in Egypt?

References

Text: Law and Society by Matthew Lippman. Sage Publications, any edition. ISBN: 978-1071919248 (2024), 978-1-4129-8754-7 (2015), 978-1506362274 (2017), or 978-1544392585 (2020) Chapter 10: Impact of Law on Society

Criminal Justice and Behavior-2012-Rogers-229-49.pdf

Global Health Promotion-2009-Molleman-57-60.pdf