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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the death penalty? And if not‚ what punishment do they receive? Should juveniles get trialed as adults? That question has haunted many for decades now. But before we make any irrational decisions‚ let’s get to the facts. What exactly is a juvenile delinquent? Well it’s a child who commits acts that would be considered crimes if done by an adult. A child is considered a juvenile delinquent until they reach the of 18‚ 17 some states 16 (Britannica 1). Juvenile delinquency can include crimes like disorderly
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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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Traditional Juvenile Court System Juvenile court system started in 1899‚ and was created by four women who thought that children deserved a second chance instead of getting punished. The first city to have a juvenile court system was Chicago‚ Illinois. Today‚ they are found in Europe‚ Latin America‚ Israel‚ Iraq‚ Japan‚ and other countries. Most countries have similar systems with similar punishments. However‚ there have been many problems with this system. In 1967‚ there were a few disagreements
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Philosophies of Punishment: Retribution David A. Gonzales California State University‚ Fullerton According to the book‚ Criminal Law and Punishment‚ written by Joel Samaha‚ the characteristics of punishment include pain or unpleasant consequences‚ punishment prescribed by the law‚ punishment administered intentionally and punishment administered by the state (Samaha 22). The two sole purposes of punishment are prevention and retribution. The five philosophies of punishment
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labeled as a sex offender and allowed to return to his home on short probation two houses away from the victim two days later. Consequentially the family of the young girl was disgusted. The reason for the improper punishment: the boy was fifteen at the time the crime was committed. Many juveniles are not as lucky when their crimes turn into much more such as rape and murder. Those minors have a possibility of being sentenced to life without parole; a harsh sentence that should be saved for
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One phase of the juvenile court process that is important is the release or detain phase. The detain or release phase is extremely important because at this point the court decides if they want to release a child to their guardian or sentence them to a juvenile correction facility. “Detention can be a traumatic experience because many facilities are prison-like‚ with locked doors and barred windows; Consequently‚ most experts in juvenile justice advocate that detention be limited to alleged offenders
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transfer juveniles from the juvenile court to criminal court‚ I would look at what means would best serve the juvenile. The three most commonly used mechanisms are the juvenile wavier‚ prosecutorial wavier‚ and legislative wavier (Elrod & Ryder‚ 2014). Based upon my research‚ I would favor the judicial wavier. The results of a juvenile being transferred into adult court can have some negative consequences on a juvenile. A juvenile court usually focuses on rehabilitation of the accused juvenile; however
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Juvenile justice system Checkpoint/Juvenile Court Process The Juvenile Court system is managed under the theory of rehabilitation rather than punishment in which also acts as parens patriae. Parens patriae is when a parent is reluctant or incapable to control a child‚ the state has the power to step in and act in the child’s and society’s best interest (Meyer & Grant‚ 2003). All juvenile courts have a judge of some type and have limited jurisdictions in which the judge is only allowed to hear
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