1.
What did Dr Weatherburn say were the reasons
that younger offenders were more likely to reoffend
Younger offenders were more likely to
reoffend because they were likely to be victims of abuse at home or school,
they could be pressured by their friends and they would do it for a rush.
2.
What did
Darren Ryan say that supported Dr Weatherburn’s reasons?
"A lot of these young
people, they're from quite dysfunctional families and, in some cases, their
parents are finding it very hard to cope with their own lives, let alone
looking after quite a few kids and trying to get them to school," he said.
3.
What do you think the article
suggests about the importance of the family in forming the conscience and good
decision making?
Having family support is one of the main reasons for keeping kids
out of juvenile detentions; this is because parents are very influential for
young kids
4.
If a family is “dysfunctional”
where else might a person gain wisdom to form their conscience and learn about
right from wrong?
5.
How is it that some adults
overcome horrendous childhood experiences and backgrounds or have committed an
evil act and are transformed to do good and help others to do good? For
example, Nelson Mandela, Rubin Carter(Hurricane),
Because of support of family, friends and the overall community.
They could have also changed their religious views and have seen the saving
light of God
6. What do you think the following saying means? It takes a
village to raise a child.
It refers to the idea that
parents aren’t the only influence for young children and it influences to be
better role models for young children.
