1. Roger L. Conner is the executive director of an organization that seeks to balance individual liberties and community responsibility. George Brooks is a jail chaplain in Chicago. How do you think their affiliations influence their views on the rights of gang members? Explain.

2. Margaret Beyer bases her argument that juvenile boot camps are a failure partly on evidence that such programs do not reduce recidivism. Eric Peterson acknowledges that boot camps do not decrease recidivism, but he cites statistics showing that boot camps can improve participants’ educational skills and increase employment. Can these camps be considered successful if they do not reduce the number of repeat offenders? Why or why not? If increased academic achievement and employment for these teenagers is desired, which programs do you think are more effective—boot camps or the programs described in Beyer’s viewpoint? Explain your reasoning...