A juvenile offender is a person who is not the age of 18 who has committed a crime. These crimes are more often than not minor in manor. A juvenile offense, for example, is breaking into cars, beating up a classmate, stealing from a store, possession of marijuana etc. According to Global Youth Justice.org, murder or manslaughter is not in the top 25 juvenile offenses. This shows that a majority of people who commit murder are over the age of 18 and are classified as adults.
A juvenile offender is a person who is not the age of 18 who has committed a crime. These crimes are more often than not minor in manor. A juvenile offense, for example, is breaking into cars, beating up a classmate, stealing from a store, possession of marijuana etc. According to Global Youth Justice.org, murder or manslaughter is not in the top 25 juvenile offenses. This shows that a majority of people who commit murder are over the age of 18 and are classified as adults.