Non-fiction Reading Response

               ​Based on the article ​Rethinking Juvenille Justice​ by John Schwartz "After years of moving in the opposite direction, many states are now making it harder to try teen offenders in the adult justice system." In Denver, 2008 seventeen year old James Stewart got into a car accident while driving drunk. When James Stewart was drunk driving he slammed into another car head on and killed the driver. James was arrested and placed under Juvenille offenders, but was charged as an adult. He was taken to the county jail, as he was left alone he took his own life by tightening a bed sheet around is neck.

         The author included these details so we understand the specific of how charging a teenager with an adult sentence can affect many things. This is a very sad and disturbing topic because teen suicied is not okay. This makes me wonder how many teens get sentenced to serious adult charges. I feel very sad for the victims family because if James Stewart wasn't charged with an adult sentence he would probably still alive. The author wants us to feel sad and sympathetic for James Stewart because of his death at such a young age.

        The author uses specific information like dates and quotes from important people to convey his message. I think the author could've used the Stewart family's perspective on the topic to explain more.  The author uses the officials in his article which helps broaden the article. For example, Marsha Levick of the juvinile law center in philidelphia said, " What we are seeing is a very stark and important rethinking of how we treat juvenile criminal offenders."

       After reading this article I realized that court orders are very firm and serious with their decisions. This article does not change my thinking about the unfair charges of teenage crimes. This article is serious because teen suicied is a very serious matter. Adult charges on teens can affect teen families and teens.