{"id":2537,"date":"2012-06-15T12:31:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T15:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=2537"},"modified":"2012-06-15T12:31:07","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T15:31:07","slug":"ucf-instructor-writes-book-on-juvenile-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-instructor-writes-book-on-juvenile-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF instructor writes book on juvenile justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

NSC adjunct instructor Jeff Kunerth recently wrote and released a book on juvenile crime, punishment and justice in the United States.<\/p>\n

Trout<\/a> <\/em>began as Kunerth’s master project at Goucher College.<\/p>\n

“What I thought I was writing about \u2013 a case of mistaken identity murder-for-hire by three Pensacola teens in 1991 \u2013 turned into a deeper look at juveniles in the adult court system,”\u00a0Kunerth said.<\/p>\n

The book is a look from\u00a0inside the lives of three teens at how adolescents are different from adults even when they commit \u201cadult\u201d crimes. The public\u2019s loss of faith in the juvenile justice system \u2013 where kids are treated differently than the adult criminal justice system \u2013 has erased our understanding that teens are not yet fully formed people \u2013 mentally, emotionally, psychologically, physically. We know this as parents and teachers, but we forget this when it comes to crime and punishment. In our society, the act negates age.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

What\u00a0Trout<\/a><\/em> explores is how solid, scientific research on adolescent brain development is proving in the court of law \u2013 specifically the U.S. Supreme Court \u2013 that kids are different and should, even in adult court, be judged differently. This doesn\u2019t excuse their crimes \u2013 teens are as capable of cruelty and brutality as adults. But it does mean that subjecting teenagers to the same punishment as adults is unjust. A 17-year-old condemned to death is not the same as a 37-year-old man who gets the death penalty. Life without parole for a 16-year-old is more severe than life without parole for a 46-year-old.\u00a0What the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized in their 2005 and 2010 rulings is that what essentially makes teens different than adults is their capacity for change. They can mature, even in prison, into men and women who are far different people than they were as boys and girls. They are more capable of rehabilitation, and redemption, than full-grown, mature adults.<\/p>\n

You can buy Trout on Amazon\u00a0by clicking here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

If you are interested in speaking with\u00a0Kunerth and\/or having him speak at your event or class, please visit his website here.
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