between the adult and juvenile justice systems. Siegel and Welsh‚ (2008 p. 272)‚ states that‚ “the components of the adult and the juvenile criminal processes are similar‚ but the juvenile system has a separate organizational structure.” There are more differences than there are similarities‚ but only because the juvenile system is there to rehabilitate the child and not punish them. The adult system is aimed at “punishing the guilty”‚ (Siegel‚ Welsh‚ 2008‚ p. 275). The juvenile system is very
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Kent’s trial to happen in adult court. His reasons included Kent’s criminal history and the serious nature of the current charges. Kent’s lawyer‚ of course‚ wanted the case to stay in juvenile court. Had the judge allowed a hearing‚ Kent’s lawyer would have argued that his client was mentally ill. He would have said this fact should be considered before determining which trial court to use. Yet the judge made the decision without holding a hearing. The adult court tried Kent and found him guilty
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Argument Essay: Juveniles charged as adults When a child commits a crime there are many questions that begin to rise‚ did they know what they were doing and the effect it would have once the crime was carried out? If an adult does not know what was going on in a juveniles mind‚ can they still be tried as an adult? These are the arguments that face American society today. Nationally‚ the statistics bear out the public perception that youth crime is becoming more violent. The number of youths arrested
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Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis Paper Tami Hiltunen CJS/245 January 26‚ 2015 LEDETRA JONES Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis Paper The Juvenile Justice System is part of the criminal law system that focuses on those individuals who are between the ages of 9 and 18. This system was set up for those persons who did criminal acts‚ but who are not yet considered adults. In most states the age for criminal culpability is 18. While the age of being treated as a juvenile
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Teenagers should not be treated as adults when they are mentally undeveloped and are not capable of thinking twice about the consequences to their actions. Teenagers are at a sensitive stage in their life where thinking twice about a decision is not taken seriously‚ they become numb to what people advice and act solely on natural impulses. In “Startling Finds on Teenage Brains” by Paul Thomson‚ a research group at the University of California has noticed a “pattern of brain growth in individual children and teenagers
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JUVENILE JURISDICTION “VS” ADULT JURISDICTION A. Banks Introduction to Criminal Justice –CRN 21737 December 12‚ 2012 Juvenile Jurisdiction v. Adult Jurisdiction This paper explores the different views that have been in debate among society and the juvenile justice system. Since the inception of juvenile court more than a hundred years ago‚ the underlying debate has been that juvenile offenders shouldn’t go through the adult criminal courts. Juvenile court was originally created to handle
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Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis Paper Nancy Vang CJS/245 April 27‚ 2015 William O’Neil Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis Paper The juvenile court system today resembles the adult court system in many ways. Although they have their similarities the fundamental foundations of each system clearly display two different outcomes. While the adult court looks to punish criminals‚ the juvenile court system looks to rehabilitate the individual. Overview of the Juvenile
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Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis The United States Court system is much the same for Juvenile Court‚ as it is for Adult Court. The main differences are that Adult court adjudicates offenders over the age of 18. Juvenile court adjudicates minors‚ or persons under the age of 18. However‚ certain circumstances like the severity of crime‚ and age of individual‚ and number of occurrences can present a case‚ which
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Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis CJA/374 October 28‚ 2013 Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis For many years‚ people have believed that the juvenile justice system was meant to serve as a way to protect the community. Juveniles who commit crimes are different from adults because many do not understand the complexity of the crime committed. In order to respond to these differences‚ many states have established a way to treat these adolescents through juvenile
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act should be charged as adults because their act is not a juvenile offense‚ they are rarely diagnosed with a mental disorder and blank. 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
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