I need help with a Political Science question. All explanations and answers will be used to help me learn.

Readings

Text Book

Children Who See Too Much; Groves, B. M.

• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6

External Reading:

• Prevention, Not Prosecution | Office of Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.

Video Lectures

Watch the following lectures for this week:

Colin Powell: Kids need structure

How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime / Nadine Burke Harris, Ted talk

PLEASE COMPLETE TWO PARTS SEPARATELY IN TWO FILES

part 1: Discussion post

Instructions

By the mid-week deadline based on your readings and the video lectures answer each of the questions/prompts below with 2 paragraphs using concepts from the text or your own research (be sure to cite correctly).

Question

• Based on this week’s reading and video materials, what is your impression of the severity of trauma as it affects juvenile brains?
• Based on this week’s material and your own beliefs, what is the importance of empathy, prevention, and compassion in dealing successfully with juvenile justice?

part 2:

Journal Entry #3

Instructions

The Reflective Journal is an assessment of your understanding of assigned readings, course lectures, and videos. It is also a means in which you demonstrate how you will apply your readings and observations in your day to day to life.