CJA 204 juvenile Crime paper
Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime
CJA 204
November 21, 2013
Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime Juvenile court is a specific court; which deals with young adults who violate federal, state, and county laws. The court also addresses children and young adults who have been abused sexually, physically or emotional and mentally, dependent upon drugs or neglected. Most juveniles will be seen in this court until the age of eighteen. There is then an additional facility that may house young offenders from 18-25. If an offender needs further incarceration to finish their sentence then they will be sent to adult facility once they turn 25. In recent years however some crimes are so heinous that young adults have been tried as adults in adult court subject to those rules. The definition of delinquency is the behavior of a person that is a violation of the law. It is a continued disobedient behavior that does not seem to be able to be corrected by community leaders, church or parents. The offender is then handed over to the juvenile courts for correction. Status offenses are based on behavior of status offenders. A status offender is the special category that encompasses a specific genre of offender. In this case it is based on children who violate laws specific to them such as truancy from school, running away from home and basic disrespect of parents and laws. Some basic similarities exist in both courts. Both courts are there to punish the offender and protect the community. Adult courts are based on an offender being a criminal and violating the law. There are laws there to protect the adult offender such as searching the adult offender unlawfully, reading them the Miranda rights and are assumed innocent until proven guilty. The investigation into an adult offender starts with a law that is proven to be violated. The adult offender has to acquire an attorney and there is a public trial. There is no guarantee of any
CJA 204
November 21, 2013
Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime Juvenile court is a specific court; which deals with young adults who violate federal, state, and county laws. The court also addresses children and young adults who have been abused sexually, physically or emotional and mentally, dependent upon drugs or neglected. Most juveniles will be seen in this court until the age of eighteen. There is then an additional facility that may house young offenders from 18-25. If an offender needs further incarceration to finish their sentence then they will be sent to adult facility once they turn 25. In recent years however some crimes are so heinous that young adults have been tried as adults in adult court subject to those rules. The definition of delinquency is the behavior of a person that is a violation of the law. It is a continued disobedient behavior that does not seem to be able to be corrected by community leaders, church or parents. The offender is then handed over to the juvenile courts for correction. Status offenses are based on behavior of status offenders. A status offender is the special category that encompasses a specific genre of offender. In this case it is based on children who violate laws specific to them such as truancy from school, running away from home and basic disrespect of parents and laws. Some basic similarities exist in both courts. Both courts are there to punish the offender and protect the community. Adult courts are based on an offender being a criminal and violating the law. There are laws there to protect the adult offender such as searching the adult offender unlawfully, reading them the Miranda rights and are assumed innocent until proven guilty. The investigation into an adult offender starts with a law that is proven to be violated. The adult offender has to acquire an attorney and there is a public trial. There is no guarantee of any
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