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Case 13-2 Jacob Was Arrested and Charged with Manslaughter. He Is 17

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Case 13-2
Jacob was arrested and charged with manslaughter. He is 17 years old and has never been in trouble with the law. He ended up fighting back against a school bully. The bully started attacking Jacob and Jacob fought back by throwing a book at the bully's head. The book hit the bully causing him to fall to the ground. When he fell to the ground he hit his head extremely hard and as a result he died. Jacob is concerned that his case may be transferred to the adult criminal court system.
-Jacob's attorneys make the argument that this is his first offense and the judge should consider the circumstances of the crime in deciding his punishment. They request that Jacob receive the most common form of juvenile corrections. What is the most common form of juvenile corrections?


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