The Juvenile Justice Process: A Breakdown of the System Dana R Kirkland Strayer University Abstract Although based on the adult criminal justice system‚ the juvenile justice process works differently. Juveniles can end up in court by way of arrest‚ truancy or for curfew violations or running away. A youth may also be referred to the juvenile court system by school officials or a parent or guardian for being continuously disobedient. The juvenile justice process involves several different steps
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The legal concept of juvenile status is relatively new. The juvenile court system was established in the United States a little more than a century ago. The first court appearing was in Cook County‚ Illinois in 1899. Prior to that time‚ children and youth were seen as small adults and were tried and punished as adults. Until the late 19th century‚ the criminal courts tried youth and adults. The sixteenth century educational reform movement in England that had perceived youth to be different from
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1. What is the history and development of the juvenile court and justice process? The history of the juvenile court and system dates back to the year 1824 in the United States‚ which was “The House of Refuge” in New York. “The House of Refuge was the first juvenile house of the United States. In 1899‚ Cook County in the state of Illinois established the first juvenile court. Youth in the juvenile court system dating back before the year of 1967 did not have constitutional legal rights. It was not
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Juvenile courts and adult courts are both similar and different in many ways. They’re mainly similar in putting away offenders or giving a punishment. Juvenile courts and adult courts are different in the way that juveniles are not put on trial for committing crimes‚ but for delinquent actions‚ and when the delinquent actions are very severe‚ then they could be considered crimes and the juvenile could be tried as an adult in the adult court system. Also juveniles don’t have the same right to a public
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is when officials make a decision and they argue over who is right. Not everyone can agree in the court when it comes to making decisions. The adjudication system is used in juvenile courts because they are considered civil. Once a decision is made in the juvenile court they have to take that decision to a higher power to decide what will happen. This is why adjudication is used in the juvenile court. The adjudication system can also be used on criminal cases. It is a way of letting the people pick
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Prosecuting Juveniles in Adult Court Kimberly Washington Introduction to Statistics for Criminal Justice Ayana Conway‚ Ph.D.‚ Assistant Professor September 30‚ 2013 Abstract This research paper will examine whether or not juveniles that commit violent crimes should be tried as an adult. Through research‚ I will establish an argument that children who commit the crimes of an adult should be punished as an adult. Data based on experience and observation detailing the number of juvenile offenders
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Juvenile court is a special court used to handle cases involving children usually under the age of 18‚in some states 17‚ and in incredibly serious cases‚ children down to the age of 11 were moved to adult courts. Juvenile court came to be because of a change in ideology in the 1800’s involving children who have committed crimes. Before then children went through the same process as adult criminals at the time‚ but juvenile court was supposed to focus more on the rehabilitation of the child instead
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and rapes that have been committed by juveniles. The Juvenile Court with Adult Court is different and similar in the criminal justice system. A look at the juvenile history in 1643 a sixteen year old boy was put to death for sodomizing a cow. Today many states disagree in the execution of juveniles. In the present day the increasing violence‚ both juvenile and adult system has changed over the years (Simmons 2002). The juvenile philosophy in juvenile courts was to offer the youth an individualized
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Societal Implications of Abolishing Juvenile Court The juvenile justice system plays a vital role in the outcome of juvenile delinquents lives. If juvenile courts are abolished‚ juvenile offenders will be forced into adult prisons and harsher sentences may be given to young juveniles. The treatment and therapy needed for these young offenders may not be met in adult courts because of the back already in adult courts the rehabilitation process may suffer for juvenile offenders. Society collectively
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Should juveniles who commit adult offence like murder‚ rape and armed robbery etc. be charged or dealt with as an adult? The primary difference in dealing with a juvenile meaning a person that is 18 years or younger the goal is not to punish the juvenile‚ but rather rehabilitate‚ is that fair? Or is society as a whole are guilty and to blame for forsaking the future generation? The juvenile offences are skyrocketing at an alarming rate that it is hard to view the graphic and horrific crimes of the
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