• Answer the following questions in a 100- to 150 word response:

• Describe the role of policing in relationship to juvenile justice.

• Discuss the different discretionary actions police officers may take in relation to juveniles they encounter.

• Describe the effects of gangs on juveniles.

• Compare community policing strategies regarding law enforcement's role in relation to juveniles.

• Distinguish between educational, prevention, and community programs for juveniles:

• What are juvenile probation camps? What is meant by intensive aftercare? Are such alternative sanctions effective at reducing recidivism? Why or why not?
 
• Summarize the history of police-juvenile relationships.

• Summarize juveniles' attitudes toward the police.

• Describe police discretion and the factors that influence discretion.

• Summarize how police process juveniles.

• Describe how police agencies are structured to deal with juvenile crime.

• Summarize developing trends in how police deal with juveniles.

• Outline the development of gangs in the United States.

• Describe the types and activities of gangs.

• Summarize efforts to prevent and control gangs