Volunteering at Teen Court Chase Hinnant

 I chose my topic because teens are starting to become more violent than ever and I feel that the Juvenile Court System should start cracking down to prevent violence.

Basic Research  Juveniles are now more likely to commit violent crimes than adults  20% of all reported crimes are committed by juveniles  The majority of these crimes are committed by year olds

NC Laws/Regulations  In NC a juvenile is anyone under the age of 16  Juveniles can be tried as young as 14 if the crime is considered heinous (in NC)  In NC juveniles can not be sentenced to the death penalty

Laws  32% of teens say they think crime would reduce if laws were tougher Detention Centers  Less than 20 percent of juveniles graduate high school  Repeat offenders, poor living, struggle

Cases  15 year old set on fire and killed over video game  Killers (15 and 16) tried as juveniles  Manny: killed six month pregnant girlfriend, had past felonies and attended detention center, tried as juvenile

 I believe teens should be tried as adults in the cases with violent crime.  murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault

 Repetitive information  Up to date statistics

Lots of different cases Unique information Wade Smith

 Since the topic of my research was about juveniles in the court system, I decided Teen Court would be an appropriate choice to see how the juvenile court system worked and to learn what it felt like to have to make a decision about a juveniles life.

Teen Court!

 I learned a lot about myself as a researcher in this process. I learned that I in my research I respond and understand information better when its short and to the point.

 As a producer I learned that a could have gone deeper into my product. I could have interviewed some of my peers or conducted a survey.

 Overall this experienced with the Graduation Project has taught me how to..  manage time  form a decision based on research  how to work and produce a product These skills will not only help me in school but in life as well.

 Thank you for your time. Do you have any questions?