Brin Elder will be leading a roundtable on the increasing level of violence in America and what we can do about it.
Why Does Violence Happen?
How do children get it in their minds to commit these heinous crimes, and why is it increasing?
Violent Crime Rises 18 Percent Nationwide
Books not Bars
What is happening to juvenile delinquents? Is this strategy working?
Jordan Byrd will be leading a roundtable on the Steubenville rape trial.
The cast of the Steubenville Rape
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/03/steubenville-rape-trial-players/63020/
Evidence that our culture still blames the victims and sympathizes with the perpetrators
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kia-makarechi/cnn-steubenville-coverage_b_2896948.html?utm_hp_ref=media
Equality and justice for women
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/19/steubenville-rape-case-highlights-the-importance-of-womens-equality/
Write a journal on why you think violence is increasing and what could be done about it? What is society doing wrong? What should we do with the delinquents? Does our current strategy work? why or why not?
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