During the last decade the Supreme Court has applied the 8thAmendments prohibiti

During the last decade the Supreme Court has applied the 8thAmendments prohibition against cruel and unusual punishmentsagainst some of the harsher sentencing policies implemented byvarious states. Three cases dealing with juvenile offenders Roper v. Simmons (2005) Graham v. Florida(2010) and Miller v. Alabama (2012) illustrate thismoderating trend. An underlying rationale of these decisions disproportionality contrasts with rationales guiding theCourts earlier (pre-2002) interpretations of the 8th Amendment(see Davis 2008).Respond to this 3-part question in your initial post: