ENG 1020-RJA#13c

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/6714196.html

The link above is an Editorial relating to my topic of Juvenile Life without Parole prison sentences. The author of the editorial touched many of the main points I will be focusing on in my editorial. The format of the editorial in the above link is similar to what I want to do. I will need to make it longer than this one to achieve the 1,200 word minimum requirement. I like the organization of this editorial, and I plan to mimik in in some fashion. The content is dead on with what I will be writing about, but I plan to expand more on the subject.

ENG 1020-RJA#13b

For my application project on the topic of the morality of juvenile life without parole prison sentences I plan on writing an intensive editorial. I will state my opinions and give perspectives on the scope of the problem. I plan on making it a piece of writing intended to promote my perspective and opinion on the topic. I will create attributes of the concept and organize data about the concept. I will take a side on the topic and will express opinions that may be intended to persuade my readers. I am going to imagine I am writing an editorial for a famous newspaper in which hundreds of thousands of people will be reading.

ENG 1020-RJA#13a

My Unique Wordle...

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1948683/Luc_Arnaud%27s_Wordle

ENG 1020-RJA#12a

A Juvenile Life Without Parole." NPR. 8 Nov. 2009. Web. 2 April 2010 http

Champion, Dean J. American Correctional System. Custom Edition for Metropolitan State College. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007. Print.

Compassion in Juvenile Sentencing. N.p., 24 Aug. 2009. Web. 5 Apr. 2010. .

"Fact Sheet: A Summary of the Rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child." UNICEF. UNICEF, Web. 2 Apr. 2010. .

Hubner, John. "Discarded Lives." Amnesty International USA Spring 2006. Web. 15 Apr. 2010.

"Juvenile Life without Parole Factsheet." Citizens for Juvenile Justice. N.p., Dec. 2008. Web. 2 Apr. 2010. .

"Law should recognize children are not adults." The Capital Times 1 Feb. 2010 [Madison, WI] . Web. 5 Apr. 2010

“Mandatory Minimum Sentences ". Drug Policy Alliance Network. 22 March 2010

ENG 1020-RJA#11a

Meadows, Robert J. "Felony-Murder Rule." Reckless Indifference. Choices, Inc, 1 Feb. 2006. Web. 29 Mar. 2010. .

***This was a document explaining the felony-murder rule in the United States. It skimmed over the history of how the rule origionated and why it is so prominent in affecting juveniles who are tired in adult court. Mostly an overlay of what the felony-murder rule is.

Steinberg, Laurence. Should Juvenile Offenders Be Tried as Adults? N.p.: CBS Interactive Inc., 2010. Web. 23 Mar. 2010. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_2668_129/ai_69698409/>.

***Laurence Steinberg raised the important question of whether or not juveniles should be tried as adults in adult courts. He weights the pros and cons, providing strong points for each side. Juveniles are not adults and with that said there is no logical reason why a juvenile would be tried in adult court, they are a child!

"The Issue ." The National Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth. PDF. Gil Jawetz. Tide Center , n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2010. d.yimg.com/kq/groups/.../National+Campaign+one-pager+FINAL.pdf .

***The National Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of youth was a great website to find and utilize for my paper. The campaign is to promote fair sentencing for youth offenders in the United States and also throughout the world. It has gained much attention of the past few years, and every day more people are supporting it.

"The Issue ." The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth. Ed. Gil Jawetz. Tide Center , n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2010. http://www.endjlwop.org/the-issue/.

***This is the same website as the above citation, but is was a seperate file on the site. It asked rehtorial questions and answered them thorughly. Questions like 'what is the campaign for the fair sentencing of youth trying to solve?' and 'why is juvenile LWOP inappropriate for youth?'. These questions really made me think and gave me a fantastic start for my paper.

When Kids Get Life. Narr. Trevor Jones. Frontline, 2007. Web. 15 Apr. 2010. .

***When Frontline teamed up with PBS and released a documentary titled When Kids Get Life, it got a lot of people talking. The documentary examined 5 Colorado criminal offenders who were sentenced to life in prison witout the possibility of parole for crimes they committed as juveniles. The filmed portrayed first hand how prominent this issue is in the state of Colorado alone, not to mention other states where they have a much greater number of people in prison for life for crimes committed as a juvenile.

ENG 1020-RJA#10c

Four Ideas for Application Project

1. Write a series of personal letters portraying a prisoner who is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for a crime they committed prior to thier 18th birthday.
2. Write an editorial expressing my opinions on juvenile Life without Parole sentences. Explain and demonstrate reasons why I think this should be abolished; and explain to people ways they can support the abolishment.
3. I could write pretend news articles about various topics within the subject of Juvenile Life without Parole sentences.
4. I could write a short story about someone who was sentenced to life without parole at a very young age. From a first person or second person view. The first person view would be from the prisoners perspective and the second person view could be from the perspective of a correctional officer who sees and supervises this inmate day in and day out.

ENG 1020-RJA#10b

Accomplishments

• I have a fantastic start on my paper. I have nearly 4.5 pages written as of now
• I have stated my thesis
• I have backed up my thesis
• I have a solid introduction that states how my paper is going to flow
• I have many resources saved in my delicious.com account that are full of more information I can use to complete my paper

Still need to do

• I still need to complete my paper 100%-- Currently I am about 30% of the way there
• I need to utilize 9 more sources for the required 12 sources
• I need to interview a person working in the CJ system that can answer some critical questions for my paper
• I need to turn in my draft in the week of April the 13th
• My final product needs to be turned in online through blackboard by the week of April the 20th

ENG 1020- RJA #10a

Hansen, Liane. A Juvenile Life without Parole. National Public Radio, 8 Nov. 2009. Web. 5 Apr. 2010. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120220329

• Liane Hansen was the author of this website document, and it is on the National Public Radio website. She talked about how the Supreme Court is going to start to listen to cases about how if juvenile life without parole is violating peoples 8th Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. She mentioned that there are nearly 2,500 people locked up for LWOP for crimes they committed prior to thier 18th birthday.

Hubner, John. Discarded Lives- Children Sentenced to Life without Parole. Amnesty International, USA, 2006. Google. Web. 5 Apr. 2010. http://www.amnestyusa.org/amnesty-magazine/spring-2006/discarded-lives-children-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/page.do?id=1105357

• John Hubner wrote an article titled Discarded Lives. It was about a 16 year old boy who was sentenced to serve life imprisonment without parole for hitting and killing another boy with his car while under the influence of alcohol. He debated whether it was just for the boy to recieve juvenile life without parole (LWOP), and concluded that is was not just. Hit and runs happen every single day in America. The life sentence was not a deterrent in any fashion.

Meadows, Ph.D., Robert J. Felony Murder Rule. Beverly Hills: Choices, Inc., 2006. 1. Web. 5 Apr. 2010.

• Robert Meadows wrote this article titled 'Felonly Murder Rule'. It was about exactly what the title stated. It gave the history of the felony murder rule and mentioned how it was dated back to 12th Century England. It gave a prime definition of the felonly murder doctorine and contained much information aboout various aspects of the murder rule. He also noted that there are many relevant decided court cases that have really affected how the felony murder rule is used today.