Everyday Law

Extended Response Written

Student Name

Teacher DMO GFE ACR

Areas of Study: Juvenile Justice

 Extended Research Response  Date Due: Monday, 11 June 2017

 600-800 words
 Genre: Essay  Assignments are to be submitted into the
assignment box at student reception no
Dimensions Assessed later than 3.30pm.
 Knowing and understanding the law
 Investigating legal issues  Emailed assignments will not be accepted.
 Responding to the law
 Drafting Due Date to be negotiated by
classroom teacher.

Information Technology & Business Faculty

Context

Juvenile justice in Queensland has seen a number of changes in recent years, particularly in relation to the
Youth Justice Act 1992. These changes have raised many issues in relation to the effectiveness of crime
prevention strategies including boot camps; naming and shaming; youth justice conferencing and
community based programs. In addition, the issue of repeat offenders, appropriate treatment and
consequences of juvenile offenders and the over-representation of indigenous offenders in the juvenile
justice system has continued to raise many equity and fairness questions within our society.

Task

Using the article and stimulus, which outlines some of the strategies and concepts used within our juvenile
justice system, and other relevant sources you are to conduct an analysis of the juvenile justice system in
Queensland in relation to at least one of the following areas:

 the contributing factors for juvenile crime

 consequences for young offenders
 dealing with repeat offenders
 indigenous offender rates
 the role of detention centres in the rehabilitation process
 recent amendments to the Youth Justice Act

The analysis should be focused on the current issues affecting relevant stakeholders within the juvenile
justice system.

You are to also evaluate the effectiveness of the relevant laws relating to juvenile justice in Queensland in
relation to your particular area chosen. You need to provide recommendations for improvements to the
juvenile justice system in relation to relevant stakeholders and your chosen area.
 Standard A
The student work has the following characteristics:
 appropriate definition and
comprehensive description of facts
showing discriminating use of legal
terminology
 thorough and effective explanation
of a comprehensive range of legal
concepts and processes
 coherent and effective
communication of meaning using
well-chosen language conventions
suited to purpose and audience.
The student work has the following characteristics:
 discerning selection and
organisation of legal information
from relevant and valid sources
 thorough and discriminating
analysis of legal situations to
identify and examine relevant legal
issues and stakeholders’
perspectives
 discerning application of legal
concepts and processes to legal
issues to determine logical legal
outcomes.
The student work has the following characteristics:
 discerning evaluation of the law
and stakeholder responses
 discerning decisions and insightful
recommendations made about the
suitability of legal outcomes and
their implications
 convincing and reasoned
justification of decisions and
recommendations using evidence
and legal reasoning.
Standard B
Knowing and understanding the law
 appropriate definition and detailed
description of facts using relevant
legal terminology
 detailed explanation of a range of
legal concepts and processes
 clear communication of meaning
using appropriate language
conventions suited to purpose and
audience.
 purposeful selection and
organisation of legal information
from relevant sources
 detailed and informed analysis of
legal situations to identify and
examine relevant legal issues and
stakeholders’ perspectives
 systematic application of legal
concepts and processes to legal
issues to determine logical legal
outcomes.
 effective evaluation of the law and
stakeholder responses
 relevant decisions and logical
recommendations made about the
suitability of legal outcomes and
their implications
 valid and logical justification of
decisions and recommendations
using evidence and legal reasoning.
Standard C
 definition and description of facts
using legal terminology
 explanation of legal concepts and
processes
 communication of meaning using
language conventions suited to
purpose and audience.
Investigating legal issues
 selection and organisation of legal
information from sources
 analysis of legal situations to
identify and examine legal issues
and stakeholders’ perspectives
 application of legal concepts and
processes to legal issues to
determine appropriate legal
outcomes.
Responding to the law
 evaluation of the law and
stakeholder responses
 decisions and recommendations
made about the suitability of legal
outcomes and their implications
 justification of decisions and
recommendations using evidence
and legal reasoning.
KUL Result
Standard D
 partial definition or simple
description of some facts using
legal terminology
 simple explanation of some legal
concepts and processes
 communication using language
conventions suited to aspects of
the purpose and audience.
 selection and organisation of
aspects of legal information from
some sources
 simple analysis of legal situations
to identify and examine some legal
issues and/or stakeholder
perspectives
 partial application of some legal
concepts and/or processes to legal
issues to determine legal
outcomes.
 simple evaluation of the aspects of
the law and/or stakeholder
responses
 simple decisions and/or
recommendations made about
suitability of legal outcomes
and/or their implications
 simple justification of decisions
and/or recommendations.
ILI Result
Standard E
 statement of facts using some legal
terminology
 statement of aspects of legal
concepts and processes
 communication using inconsistent
language conventions.
 selection of obvious information
 identification of some legal issues
and/or stakeholder perspectives
 identification of some legal
concepts and/or processes relating
to aspects of legal issues.
 description of aspects of the law
and/or stakeholder responses
 statement of decisions and/or
opinions
 justification inconsistent with
decisions and/or
recommendations.
RL Result