An eight-year-old child breaks in to an apartment. While in the apartment the juvenile severely beats an infant in a crib

The juvenile is apprehended and subjected to psychological examinations. The conclusion of those examinations is that the juvenile is a lost cause. What do you do with the juvenile?
What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Should include these potential items.

Given the age of reason for the jurisdiction, the juvenile may not even be held accountable for the assault.
If held accountable, what can be done after the juvenile has served his sentence?
Is there a difference between what can be done ethically and what can be done legally?
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a. Laws are fallible b. Laws can be immoral c. Laws are not inclusive of all moral concerns d. All of the above

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. Indexes b. Typologies c. Matrices d. Clusters

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